avatars

Avatars as communicators of emotions

harminka — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:02:56 -0500

Current interactive systems enable users to communicate with computers in many ways, but not taking into account emotional communication. A PhD thesis presented at the University of the Basque Country puts forward the use of avatars or virtual Internet personages as an efficient form of non-verbal communication, principally focusing on emotional aspects.

IBM 3D Avatar Help To Visualize Patient Records, Improve Care

harminka — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:59:30 -0500

IBM (NYSE: IBM) researchers today unveiled a prototype visualization software that allows doctors to interact with medical data the same way they interact with their patients: by looking at the human body.

IBM to Staff Virtual Business Center 24 Hours Five Days a Week

harminka — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:13:19 -0500

IBM today announced that live sales avatars from Australia, Singapore and Malaysia will staff its virtual IBM Business Center at http://slurl.com/secondlife/IBM%20Business%20Center////. This team will also help clients from New Zealand.

Pendulum Finds Virtual Soulmate

harminka — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:06:24 -0500

What's nerdier than creating an online avatar that fights dragons and raids strongholds? Creating a virtual pendulum that you can sync up to your real-life pendulum. Leave it to physicists to do just that, resulting in a mixed reality state in which the two pendulums swing as one.

No escape from bullies

harminka — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:13:07 -0500

It happens in school, at work, physically, verbally, even by email and text - now researchers at The University of Nottingham say there's no escape in the virtual world.