The Impact of AI Disclosure on Audience Perception in Creative Media
By Derek Miner
An interactive capstone project exploring how disclosure of AI use can shape trust, authenticity, and perceived creative value in video games.
UH West Oahu
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Spring 2026
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Creative Media Capstone
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Game Design & Interactive Research
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UH West Oahu | Spring 2026 | Creative Media Capstone | Game Design & Interactive Research |
The Goal
This project combines research and game development to examine how players respond when creative work is presented with different levels of AI disclosure. Through a playable prototype, the project invites audiences to engage directly with the question instead of only reading about it.
About the Project
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This capstone explores how disclosure of AI use in the creative process affects audience perception in digital media, with a specific focus on video games. Instead of presenting the topic only through written research, the project takes the form of an interactive prototype that allows users to engage with the question through play.
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At the center of the project is a key research question: how does disclosing the use of AI influence perceived trust, authenticity, and creative value? As AI tools become more common in creative workflows, that question becomes increasingly important for both creators and audiences.
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The playable prototype is designed to translate that research into an interactive experience. By moving through the project firsthand, players are not just told about disclosure. They experience how presentation, framing, and context can shape their interpretation of creative work in real time.
Meet the Team
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![Game Designer]()
Game Designer
Derek Miner
Builds the core concept, shapes the player experience, and keeps the project aligned with the research question instead of letting it drift into random feature creep.
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![Programmer / Technical Designer]()
Programmer / Technical Designer
Derek Miner
Handles gameplay systems, prototype logic, interaction flow, and the endless process of fixing one thing without breaking three others.
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![Researcher & Writer]()
Researcher & Writer
Derek Miner
Translates the capstone question into a playable format, develops the written framework behind the project, and makes sure the prototype still means something academically.
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![Level Designer / Environment Builder]()
Level Designer / Environment Builder
Derek Miner
Blocks out the playable space, builds the scene flow, and tries to make the prototype readable, functional, and visually coherent under deadline pressure.
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![UI / Experience Designer]()
UI / Experience Designer
Derek Miner
Works on clarity, player guidance, and how information is presented so the project communicates its ideas without confusing the audience.
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![Producer / Morale Department]()
Producer / Morale Department
Derek Miner
Maintains the schedule, tracks progress, manages priorities, and occasionally reminds the rest of the team that presentation week is getting dangerously close.
Gameplay Trailer
This gameplay demo showcases the current prototype and gives a closer look at how the project functions in practice. It highlights the environment, player interaction, and overall flow of the experience while showing how the capstone’s research is being translated into an interactive format.
Submit Your Score
If you completed the prototype, you can submit your score or result below or through Google Forms. This helps capture player outcomes and supports the broader capstone project by documenting how users moved through the experience.
Questions or Feedback
If you have questions about the project, the research, or the prototype itself, feel free to reach out. Whether you are interested in the capstone process, the design decisions behind the experience, or the research topic of AI disclosure in creative media, I’d be glad to connect.