Category: virtualbeings2020

*WIP = Work In Progress*  

> [Guidelines for Inclusive Avatars and Agents: How Persons with Visual Impairments Detect and Recognize Others and Their Activities](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_21) (2020)  

> In this session David Burden from Daden Limited will be discussing Enriching Virtual Humans through the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs. [50 minutes]  

> Adelaide https://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2020/could-chatbot-be-a-lifeline-for-dementia-carers/  

> NeuralCam https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/11/neuralcam-live-uses-ml-to-turn-iphones-into-smart-computer-webcams/  

> China Microsoft Announces Strategic Cooperation with Spinoff XiaoIce; XiaoIce Wraps Up Pre-A Round Financing  

*This seems to be a trend, fans converting game characters into realism.* https://www.dexerto.com/overwatch/overwatch-heroes-turned-into-real-people-look-so-good-its-creepy-1483402/  

> Itâ??s an absolute thrill to be joining the company as it embarks on a new adventure in animated storytelling Carnegie Mellon U Big Brain Joe Marks Joins Weta Digital As Chief…

> Earlier this year live TV streaming platform fuboTV merged with **FaceBank Group** to join the public markets. The combined company, which wants to “create a content delivery platform for traditional and…