Note to self: Need ghost of a kraken for shoreline outside my office, made by Yelena Istmal. One version rises out of the water, another can attack itself to any object. As modeled by Emerald Wynn above, it's the perfect way to liven up an otherwise bland suburban area, interrupting your neighbor's BBQ with intimations of the dark unfathomable universe. Yay!
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Slightly off-tack but I think you should see this...
What if your avatar wasn't a representation of yourself but was an invented friend or family member that you interacted with in their virtual space?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10623423.stm
Is this where we should be going and is this the breakthrough mainstream adoption would need?
Posted by: Jovin | Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 12:48 PM
@Jovin, So avatar as anthropomorphized Clippy? I suppose I could see SOME value in that for SOME people, but forgive me if I'm skeptical that this is the virtual revolution.
Posted by: nexus burbclave | Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 08:47 AM
Digging a little deeper I could see how Milo might be interesting from an AI perspective, however I'm still not sure how this adds any value to virtual worlds, or brings us closer to mass adoption.
Posted by: nexus burbclave | Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 08:54 AM
@Nexus Look at it a different way, if Milo can read your body language, mood, facial expression etc, so could a client animating your avatar in a virtual world. That has huge implications for avatar to avatar interaction in virtual worlds and could remove the barrier mainstream audiences have when interacting with avatars that don't feel like real people.
Posted by: Nat Merit | Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Oh no - I missed this somehow last month - WOO HOO! It's my kraken!!!
Posted by: Emerald Wynn | Monday, August 09, 2010 at 10:24 PM