Off Center

Off Center

Off Center is a podcast series from the Center for Digital Narrative, a Norwegian Center of Research Excellence at the University of Bergen, Norway. In each episode, host Scott Rettberg and a guest delve into a topic revolving around digital storytelling and its effect on contemporary culture. The series covers academic research on digital narratives in electronic literature, computer games, social media, computational narrative systems, AI, XR and more in an enjoyable and understandable way.

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The AI Update VII: AI goes Hollywood

The AI Update VII: AI goes Hollywood

In this short byweekly AI update, hosts Scott Rettberg and Jhave Johnston talk about the use of AI in filmmaking in places like Hollywood. While actors and writers fear AI could take over their jobs, ...

3 Joulu 202413min

Episode 31: Net Art and Fiction with Mark Amerika

Episode 31: Net Art and Fiction with Mark Amerika

Mark Amerika is a visual artist, media theorist, and novelist. He is a professor of Art and Art History at the University of Colorado. In this episode, Scott and Mark will discuss Mark's career in art...

26 Marras 202440min

The AI Update VI: AI Agents

The AI Update VI: AI Agents

Back with a new episode and song, are David Jhave Johnston and Scott Rettberg. In today’s episode, they will discuss AI agents. Secret agents, travel agents, helping you with anything you need. Whethe...

19 Marras 202414min

Episode 30: Digital Poetics and Disability Aesthetics with Talan Memmott

Episode 30: Digital Poetics and Disability Aesthetics with Talan Memmott

Welcome back to a new episode of Off Center. Today, Scott is joined by Talan Memmott, a professor of Mass Communication at Winona State University. They discuss Talan's career as a digital artist and ...

12 Marras 202436min

The AI Update V: Reasoning AI

The AI Update V: Reasoning AI

In this AI update, hosts Scott Rettberg and David Jhave Johnston dive deep into the evolving relationship between AI and human reasoning. They explore how AI models like GPT are learning to "think" th...

5 Marras 202413min

Episode 29: Dark Tourism with Nicole Basaraba

Episode 29: Dark Tourism with Nicole Basaraba

This week's episode fits the Halloween theme. Spooky places, historical sites, and digital narratives. In this episode, Scott is joined by Nicole Basaraba, Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities at...

29 Loka 202429min

The AI Update IV: Nobel Prizes for AI Research

The AI Update IV: Nobel Prizes for AI Research

In this short biweekly AI update, hosts Scott Rettberg and Jhave Johnston talk about this year's Nobel Peace Prizes for AI research. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in P...

22 Loka 202412min

Episode 28: Game Poems with Jordan Magnuson

Episode 28: Game Poems with Jordan Magnuson

In this episode, Jordan Magnuson, Fulbright scholar at the Center for Digital Narrative, joins us for an interesting discussion about indie games. Jordan has a background in making video games from a ...

15 Loka 202434min