Abstract
What if artificial intelligence (AI) could transform academic writing into an exhilarating game of table tennis? This paper explores AI’s potential to foster creativity, enjoyment, and play. We challenge the view of AI as merely a tool for efficiency, showcasing its capacity for embodied interaction and intellectual engagement. We introduce an AI-infused table tennis setup, where two people can co-author a paper while playing ping pong. Using ChatGPT and an Arduino-driven system, this environment generates writing prompts based on gameplay, blending physical play with intellectual practice. Through PingPonGPT, we demonstrate AI’s role in reflective practices, enriching overall work and creative processes.
Role: Concept Co-Creator, Main Co-Author, Designer
Type: Full Paper
Conference: Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium
Stats: Acceptance rate: 36%
Date: 2024
Co-Authors: Ahmet Börütecene
BibTeX
@inproceedings{pinpongpt2024httf,
author = {Börütecene, Ahmet and Buruk, Oğuz 'Oz'},
title = {Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs},
year = {2024},
isbn = {9798400710421},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214},
doi = {10.1145/3686169.3686214},
abstract = {What if artificial intelligence (AI) could transform academic writing into an exhilarating game of table tennis? This paper explores AI’s potential to foster creativity, enjoyment, and play. We challenge the view of AI as merely a tool for efficiency, showcasing its capacity for embodied interaction and intellectual engagement. We introduce an AI-infused table tennis setup, where two people can co-author a paper while playing ping pong. Using ChatGPT and an Arduino-driven system, this environment generates writing prompts based on gameplay, blending physical play with intellectual practice. Through PingPonGPT, we demonstrate AI’s role in reflective practices, enriching overall work and creative processes.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium},
articleno = {11},
numpages = {5},
keywords = {AI, ChatGPT, Embodied Interaction, Games, More-than-human, Play, Table Tennis},
location = {Santa Cruz, CA, USA},
series = {HttF '24}
}
Ahmet Börütecene and Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk. 2024. Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs. In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 11, 5 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
Börütecene, A., & Buruk, O. (2024). Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs. In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24). Article 11, pp. 1-5. New York, NY, USA, Association for Computing Machinery, https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
Börütecene, Ahmet and Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk."Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs." In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24), New York, NY, USA, Association for Computing Machinery, 2024, Article 11, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
Börütecene, A., and Buruk, O. (2024). ‘Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs’, In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24), Article 11, p. 1-5. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
Börütecene A, Buruk O. Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs. In: Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery; 2024. Article 11 p. 1-5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
Börütecene, Ahmet, and Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk. "Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs." In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24), New York, NY, USA, Association for Computing Machinery, (2024): Article 11,1-5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
BöRüTECENE, A.; BURUK, O. Dr. Ping and Dr. Pong: Rethinking Writing and Work with Playful Embodied AIs. In: Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. Article 11, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3686169.3686214
