Voices from the Front — The National WWII Museum
Voices from the Front, an interactive oral history experience letting visitors hold AI-driven conversations with recorded WWII veterans, opened in the Malcolm S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans in March 2024, with the visitor interface designed by Ideum on StoryFile's conversational-video technology.
| Venue | The National WWII Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | Installation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2024 |
| Technologies | touchscreen interface, conversational AI, video playback |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ideum | Media Design & Software | Designed and developed the touchscreen user interface, including a filtering system and a microphone with visual feedback |
| StoryFile | Content Production | Provided the underlying conversational-AI video technology and produced the interview content |
Description
Visitors ask spoken questions of any of 18 recorded WWII-generation interviewees; StoryFile's system transcribes the question and matches it to a pre-recorded video response from a library of up to 1,000 answers per subject. Ideum built the touchscreen interface guiding visitors through interviewee selection and the conversation itself.
Sources
- https://www.nationalww2museum.org/media/press-releases/national-wwii-museum-unveil-new-interactive-oral-history-experience-voices
- https://ideum.com/portfolio/voices-from-the-front
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/04/04/2858205/0/en/StoryFile-Debuts-Innovative-AI-Video-Experience-at-The-National-WWII-Museum.html