Hu Di’s Portfolio
Workshops
Experimental workshops at the intersection of AI, narrative, and interactive art —
Designed for art, media, and interdisciplinary programs.
No technical background required.
Hu Di develops and leads workshops at universities and art institutions that explore storytelling, interactive media, and emerging technologies as creative materials.
She has taught and led workshops at CalArts, LMU, and CultureHub, and previously worked as a data scientist at IBM.
Her workshops are designed as spaces of experimentation rather than instruction. Students work across personal, inherited, or imagined narratives, translating experience into interactive systems, small games, and spatial interfaces. Coding is approached not as technical mastery, but as a way of shaping form, perception, and social experience.
Working with tools such as AI, creative coding, and game-based structures, participants are encouraged to prototype quickly, embrace uncertainty, and discover how meaning shifts through interaction.
Each workshop adapts to the host context, technical background, and cultural setting of the students.
What Students Do
In these workshops, students will:
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Translate personal, cultural, or political experiences into small interactive systems
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Explore AI not as a tool, but as a narrative collaborator
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Prototype playable works using simple game logic and AI-assisted workflows
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Reflect on authorship, agency, and embodiment in computational systems
Formats Offered
Formats:
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Guest Workshop (2–3 hours)
Introduction + hands-on prototyping + group discussion
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Short Intensive (1–2 days)
Deeper experimentation with critique and iteration
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Course Module / Co-teaching
Custom-designed for existing syllabi
Example Workshop Topics
Example Topics:
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Small Games as Personal Narrative
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AI as Character, Oracle, or Adversary
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Misinterpretation, Glitches, and Productive Failure
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Playable Systems for Memory, Desire, and Power
Who It’s For
Suitable for:
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Art & Design programs
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Media Arts / New Media / Game Studies
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Interdisciplinary courses bridging art, technology, and humanities
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MFA / MA / undergraduate students
No prior programming experience required.
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