Conversación

Author: Rubria Rocha de Luna

Year: 2026

Medium: Electronic Literature / Interactive Digital Narrative

Description

Conversación, part of the Memoria series, is an interactive exploration of language, algorithmic mediation, and the human desire for connection. It investigates how AI emulates and misinterprets the nuances of dialogue, creating a space where human intent meets machine logic to question the authenticity of digital exchanges and the potential for machines to pass as human.

👉 View the project: https://rubriar.github.io/conversacion/

Artistic Statement

Conversación reflects on the "Turing era" of digital culture, where the boundary between human consciousness and artificial emulation becomes perilously thin. By positioning the user within a conversational interface, the work examines how we project our own memories, desires, and anxieties onto automated systems. It probes the paradox of the digital conversation: we are more connected than ever through code, yet we struggle to articulate the intangible, messy, and fundamentally human elements of our existence. The piece serves as a meditation on whether artificial intelligence can ever truly understand the "human" condition, or if it merely reflects our own desperate attempts to be understood.

Credits

Developed for the course La máquina creadora, led by professor Iván Vergara García, Universidad de Salamanca.

Concept, Code, and Visual Design: Rubria Rocha de Luna (with Gemini Pro AI Code Assistance)

Technology: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

All rights reserved © Rubria Rocha de Luna, 2026.