Category: virtualbeings2021

Combining the Projective Consciousness Model and **Virtual Humans** to assess ToM capacity in Virtual Reality: a proof-of-concept (2021)  

*Thanks to new member David Rice, executive director of [Future of Marketing Institute](https://futureofmarketinginstitute.com/), for sharing their list of 77 virtual influencer stories from 2020.*  

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/12/113_320192.html  

=> https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_technology/vox-drop-to-break-the-avatar-mold/article_9bda5c8d-bc5a-524e-ad89-99cc3feb8587.html * 3D, animatable and with future utility  

https://www.vrfocus.com/2021/08/nvidia-cloudxr-and-google-cloud-to-collaborate-on-immersive-streaming/  

Usability and Acceptance of the Embodied Conversational Agent Anne by People with Dementia and their Caregivers: an exploratory study in home environment settings (Preprint)  

>> Long-Term Goal to Individualize and Revolutionize Healthcare to Become a Reality Through NTT Researchâ??s **Bio Digital Twin** Initiative https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210804005352/en/NTT-Launches-a-Global-Health-and-Wellbeing-Initiative-to-Define-a-Path-Toward-a-Human-Centric-Approach  

New Findings Show the Value of Virtual Brand Ambassadors  

**The Importance of Virtual Beings** *Prior to the pandemic, the terms “digital human” and “virtual human” most often referred to virtual beings. However, post-pandemic the meanings have morphed, or changed. Now, “digital…