===== Dr Benjamin Gorman =====

| {{https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/bgorman/photo.png?180&nolink|Dr Benjamin Gorman}} | **Profile:** [[https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/bgorman|BU Staff Profile]] \\ \\ **Website:** [[https://benjgorman.com/|benjgorman.com]] \\ \\ **Email:** bgorman@bournemouth.ac.uk |




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==== Project Interests ====

I am interested in projects exploring how **Generative AI can understand, extend and create new experiences from existing media**.

Possible directions include:

  * **Mid-episode RAG** – using subtitles, transcripts and other data to build AI systems that understand what has happened //up to the viewer's current point// in a film or TV episode, without revealing later events.

  * **Generating new scenes and episodes** – can AI understand the characters, events and style of existing media well enough to generate plausible missing scenes, alternative storylines or new episodes?

  * **Extending retro games with AI** – can AI understand the assets, rules and structure of an existing game and generate convincing new levels, dialogue, quests or other content?

  * **Rich subtitles and captions** – exploring how subtitle and transcript data can create new interactive, intelligent or accessible media experiences.

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==== Example Projects ====

[[https://benjgorman.com/projects/xr-subtitle-suite|{{ https://benjgorman.com/assets/images/project_images/xr-network-thumb.png?500 |XR Subtitle Suite}}]]

**[[https://benjgorman.com/projects/xr-subtitle-suite|XR Subtitle Suite →]]**  
//Using subtitle data to create new interactive and immersive media experiences.//

{{ https://benjgorman.com/assets/images/project_images/adaptive-subs-thumb.png?500 |Adaptive Subtitles}}

//**Adaptive Subtitles** — Exploring intelligent and adaptive approaches to subtitle presentation and accessibility.//

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I am particularly interested in projects that involve **building and evaluating a working prototype**. Related ideas involving Generative AI, interactive media, UX or accessibility are also welcome.

{{tag>"Generative AI" "Artificial Intelligence" "RAG" "Interactive Media" "Games" "Retro Games" "User Experience" "Accessibility" "Subtitles" "Digital Media"}}