Internet
The COVID-19 crisis has led to a significant increase in the use of cyberspace, enabling people to work together at distant places and interact with remote environments and individuals by embodying virtual avatars or real ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Computer games are often more fun when friends are there to share the experience. A Sony PlayStation team wants to make sure that at times when players don't have their buddies around in person, they can turn to a robot friend ...
Consumer & Gadgets
If you've ever played an immersive game using virtual reality (VR) technology, you'll be familiar with the concept of customising an avatar to represent you. Most people design an aspirational, buffed-up version of themselves, ...
Mar 13, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
A Samsung lab on Tuesday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an AI-powered "artificial human," claiming it is able to "converse and sympathize" like real people.
Jan 7, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
As major technology firms race to roll out augmented reality products, Stanford researchers are learning how it affects people's behavior – in both the physical world and a digitally enhanced one.
May 15, 2019
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Computer Sciences
The gaming experience over the last decade has evolved tremendously and player-customized avatars, or virtual doppelgangers, are becoming more realistic every day. Past studies have shown women may prefer avatars that don't ...
May 10, 2018
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Computer Sciences
(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers working at startup Loom.ai, has introduced new technology that allows a user to submit a single image of their face and have it translated into an animated version that can be used as ...
Robotics
In the world of robot communication, it seems actions speak louder than words. Scientists in the UK have discovered that by getting robot avatars to "talk with their hands," we understand them as well as we do our fellow ...
Apr 4, 2016
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