Author: mendicott

https://www.vogue.com/article/stefan-cooke-the-sims  

Have We Crossed the Uncanny Valley? Understanding Affinity, Trustworthiness, and Preference for Realistic Digital Humans in Immersive Environments (2021)  

https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/2021/11/24/project-kavvaii-seeks-new-virtual-idols-to-join  

>> Dr. Jonathan Gratch, the associate director for virtual humans research at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies  

>> Immersive training & assessment using voice-interactive Digital Humans  

https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tv/news/shinco-launches-alexa-powered-smart-tvs-in-india-71611131893243.html  

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/12/13/lenovo-hires-virtual-influencer-imma-campaign-japan  

>> Simulated AI creatures demonstrate how mind and body evolve and succeed together  

>> We include 500 human demonstrations in virtual reality (VR) to serve as the human ground truth * we introduce BEHAVIOR Domain Definition Language (BDDL) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-future-brain/202109/stanford-releases-new-benchmarks-embodied-ai