Name: Salvador Alvidrez
School/Department: Communication and Media
Faculty: AHSS
Institution: Ulster University

Subject:

  • Communication

Research/Teaching:

  • Research

Research Application(s):

  • Research design
  • Convai (LLM interface engine for 3D avatars)

Teaching Application(s):

AI Tool(s) Used:

  • Generative Large Language Model (LLM)
Skills needed: Prior skills: Basic to intermediate level of familiarity with Unity 3D. Some upskilling required with C# coding.
Benefits: Short term: It decreases the time to design NPCs (non-playable characters) and incorporate LLMs in them to reply faster and with accuracy. Long term: After a series of training rounds, the NPCs will be capable of providing training for conflict resolution practitioners through the simulation of conflict scenarios.
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