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Virtual humans - real communication
| Date: |
Thursday 7th September 9:00am to 11:00am |
| Chairman: |
Prof. John Glauert, School of Computing Sciences, UEA |
| Venue: |
ARTS 2.02, Arts Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich |
| Cost: |
£5.00 (free to BCS East Anglia Branch members) |
| Synopsis: |
Gestures and expressions bring Virtual Humans to life presenting fast
changing internet information, especially for people who find written text
and spoken language hard to access. For example, Virtual Humans using sign
language now aid communication for profoundly deaf people who use British
Sign Language as their first language.
- Nonverbal communication in virtual humans Patrick Olivier,Informatics Research Institute, University of Newcastle
- George: AI or digital celebrity? Tim Child, Televirtual MediaLab
- George: AI or digital celebrity? Rollo Carpenter, Icogno Ltd
- Signs for the future John Glauert, School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Part of the BA Festival of Science. Other events in the festival can be found
here.
For directions to the venue click here
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