Entertainment Technology Center @ Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Week 3: Down the Rabbit Hole

    Week 3: Down the Rabbit Hole

    “How smart can we make this ghost?” If Week 2 was about gathering context, Week 3 was about going deep. Really deep. The design team spent the week nailing down our prototype direction and scope. This is the part of any project that feels like standing at a fork in the road with no GPS

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  • Week 2: Road Trip to Priestley’s House

    Week 2: Road Trip to Priestley’s House

    “You really have to see it in person.” Week 2 was defined by one thing: our field trip to Northumberland, PA. There’s only so much you can learn about a project from Google searches and Zoom calls. Driving out to the actual Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library, walking through the rooms where Priestley once lived and worked,

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  • Week 1: Meeting a Ghost (and Setting Up His Voice)

    Week 1: Meeting a Ghost (and Setting Up His Voice)

    “So… we’re building a ghost.” That was basically the vibe when we kicked off our project. Our mission? Bring Joseph Priestley — an 18th-century scientist most people have never heard of — back from the dead. Well, sort of. We’re creating an AI-powered interactive experience for the Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, and our

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