Using Fanfic as a Methodology—An Experimental Excerpt Game

I sent invites to fans of the Harry Potter fandom because it has a large fanbase and therefore more people might respond.

Three participants responded to my chat, and I asked them to write a short excerpt of their favorite plot of the universe and send it to me, and I sent the excerpts in ChatGPT and asked them to generate a reply for the authors called “Dear Writer”.

1st participant: Peter Lee

Peter was surprised by this approach and touched because the character inside their favorite universe praised the way they wrote. They immediately wrote a letter back and repolished the story they wrote.

2nd Participant: Wei Chen

Wei did not show the enthusiasm as the last one, and found the entire intervention a bit nerdy.

3rd Participant: Yilan Jiang

Yilan found the intervention very interesting, and later sent me a link of a Harry Potter fanfic audio that she is currently listening to. I was surprised because this was her first fanfic ever.

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