Creative Fun with AI!

I'm Dr. Brandon McFarlane (he/him), aka Prof. Creativity. I made this website to play around with artificial intelligence and help others boost their creativity with the help of ChatGPT.

I conceptualized ChatGPT as a gaming console and prompts as video game catridges. I wondered: could I make games or interactive lessons that anyone could play with ChatGPT to practice and foster their creativity skills?

The result: profcreativity.com which includes Creativity Arcade, Creativity 101, and Comedy 101.

Creativity Arcade: Gamifying Creativity Training

The Creativity Arcade features interactive games inspired by standard creativity tests and improv games. I originally designed these games for my students in my creativity and innovation courses as at Sheridan College. But, now, anyone can boost their creativity through deliberate practice and also have some fun while doing so!

Creativity101: Your AI Creativity Professor

Artificial intelligence presents unprecedeneted opportunities for learning. I design and instruct wildly popular post-secondary courses on creativity and innovation. I challenged myself to make interactive lessons faciliated by AI that could introduce anyone to basic concepts. Creativity 101 introduces you to the key findings of the scholarly study of creativity and how to apply them to turbo-charge your creativity. For this pilot, I applied my expertise to rapidly prototype autonomuous lectures faciliated by ChatGPT.

Comedy 101: Your AI Comedy Professor?

I know a lot about creativity but when it comes to comedy, not so much. I'm amateur who has written and produced comedy shorts that have won awards at film festivals, but I've never rigorously studied or taught comedy. I created Comedy 101 to find out how amateurs, like myself, might use artificial intelligence for self-directed learning.

RATS!!!

Identify the association between three concepts.

Idea Defender

Defend humanity's ideas against an alien invasion by applying your divergent thinking skills.

Possibility Pinball

Fuel intergalatic space exploration with your creativity.

Saturday Night Live Premise Game

Compete against AI writers to pitch the best sketch premises inspired by the celebrity host.

Chuckles, Snorts, Lols

Challenge your improvisational thinking skills by pitching punchlines for jokes setup by the celebrity host. Compete against AI comedians, winning big points for making the celebrity host chuckle, snort, or laugh out loud.

Introducton to Creativity

What is creativity? This interactive lesson surveys scholarly definitions of creativity.

Introducton to Creative Personality

Learn about the personality traits of highly creative and innovative people.

Introducton to Creative Person

Learn about the skills and characteristics associated with highly creative and innovative people.

Introducton to Creative Process

Learn about the basics of creative process.

Setups

Learn about what a setup is, why it's important, and how you can craft your own effective setups.

Punchlines

Explore the importance of punchlines, discuss what makes a punchline effective, and learn how to create impactful punchlines.

Taglines

Explore the concept of taglines in joke writing, understand their purpose, and learn how to create effective and humorous taglines.

Formative Exercise: Joke Basics

In this exercise, we'll focus on the fundamental elements of joke structure, including the setup, punchline, and tagline. Your task is to create an original joke that effectively incorporates these elements.

Act-outs

Learn about what a act-out is, why it's important, and how you can dramatize jokes for bigger laughs.

Callbacks

Explore the importance of callbacks, discuss what makes a callback effective, and learn how to create impactful callbacks.

Misdirection

Explore the concept of misdirection in joke writing, understand its purpose, and learn how to create effective and humorous jokes with misdirection.

Rule of Three

Explore the rule of three in joke writing, understand its purpose, and learn how to create effective and humorous jokes using the rule of three.

Tightness

Explore the concept of Tightness in joke writing, understand its purpose, and learn how to create efficient and humorous jokes.

Formative Exercise: Crafting Three Original Jokes

In this exercise, we'll focus on the less basic elements of joke structure, including misdirection, rule of three, and tightness. Your task is to create three original jokes that effectively incorporates these elements.