GenAI VOXPOP

VOXPOP is a collaborative platform for live-action role-plays that bring civics and history to life in middle and high school classrooms. The VOXPOP library includes six role-plays spanning U.S. history from the Shays' Rebellion to the AIDS Epidemic, as well as Supreme Decision, a series of Supreme Court simulations developed with iCivics. The platform is currently in use in classrooms across the country. In Phase 1B, we will prototype a system of generative AI (genAI) constituents and policy experts that students interact with throughout a new Congressional simulation. Research indicates interactions with genAI can reduce psychological distance and increase responsiveness to constituent needs. In Phase II, the genAI system and Congressional simulation will be refined and released to the public on VOXPOP. We will also integrate the new genAI constituent system into our existing U.S. history role-plays and develop a system to create custom genAI simulations for cultural institutions and corporate training.