Fictional Demo · Not a real research proposal
23-01-2026
The HUNT Study (Trøndelag Health Study) is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive longitudinal population health studies, tracking over 229,000 participants across four decades (1984-2019) in Trøndelag County, Norway. It combines extensive questionnaires, clinical measurements, and biological samples to document health trajectories, lifestyle changes, and socioeconomic factors across generations.
The Center for Digital Narrative is a Norwegian Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Bergen, investigating how digital technologies transform storytelling through algorithmic narrativity, computational systems, and new materialities.
The FICTIONAL Hunting for Narratives proposal by the CDN agentic coding demo
by JHAVE with instigating data-source and idea generation chats with CDN's Ola Johnsen explores
using HUNT Study data to generate
AI-augmented narrative installations for museum and art gallery contexts.
FICTIONAL Center for Digital Narrative (Uib)
Proposal for the HUNT Health Study:
'Parallel Lives' A Multimedia Interactive Video Art-Installation
"Hunting for Narratives: Parallel Lives" is a creative research project by the Center for Digital Narrative (CDN) in Bergen. We propose a two-video installation featuring talking avatars that speak directly to the viewer.
These entities use dynamic real-time Large Language Models to generate text related to hypothetical fictional lives based on longitudinal data: genetic proximity, relationships, and shared environments in a fictional town in Norway.
A dedicated touchscreen allows viewers to scroll through genetic and life data, suggesting different conjunctions for the avatars.
The system utilizes autonomous agents that allow for facial recognition, directed speech, and gaze, all within a quiet, austere environment designed for deep engagement.
