Submission + - 'Virtual human' at TED conference on Xbox 1
unixcrab writes: This may be the first reason I have seen to actually buy an Xbox. From the BBC:
Microsoft has shown off its "virtual human" that reacts to a person's emotions, body movements and voice.
Milo, as he is known, is designed for use with the firm's hands-free Xbox 360 motion controller called Kinect.
The technology is the brainchild of veteran UK games designer Peter Molyneux.
"I want to introduce a new revolution in storytelling," he told the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Global conference in Oxford.
"Films, TV, even hallowed books, are just rubbish because they don't involve me," he said. "It's a sea of blandness."
Mr Molyneux said that he wanted to create a character "that seemed alive, that would look me in the eyes, and feel real".
Microsoft has shown off its "virtual human" that reacts to a person's emotions, body movements and voice.
Milo, as he is known, is designed for use with the firm's hands-free Xbox 360 motion controller called Kinect.
The technology is the brainchild of veteran UK games designer Peter Molyneux.
"I want to introduce a new revolution in storytelling," he told the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Global conference in Oxford.
"Films, TV, even hallowed books, are just rubbish because they don't involve me," he said. "It's a sea of blandness."
Mr Molyneux said that he wanted to create a character "that seemed alive, that would look me in the eyes, and feel real".