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Date posted: 11/06/2005 Talking to a cat can be a bit of a let-down, even if it's a computerised one. For a start, most of them don't talk like cats, or even much like people. The same thing happens when you try to interact with Bugs Bunny or your favourite Mr and Mrs Whiplash. What you need is a cat you can relate to. Jeremy Bailenson and Nick Yee of Stanford University in California have found that viewers are more strongly influenced by avatars that mimic their own body movements. They asked 70 students to don a virtual reality headset to watch an avatar deliver a 3-minute argument about the benefits of a university ID card. The students paid more attention to avatars that copied their own head movements compared with avatars making pre-programmed movements, and found them significantly more likeable and convincing. Using webcams and camera phones to record their owners' movements would facilitate the spread of such intelligent and persuasive avatars, say the researchers, whose findings are likely to be quickly embraced by online advertisers. See the full Story via external site: www.newscientist.com Most recent stories in this category (Display Technology): 08/02/2017: New method improves accuracy of imaging systems |
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