Avatars can potentially make interrogations more efficient. However, a study by psychologists based at the Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies, a University of Twente research institute, shows that they are only ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Those New Year's Resolutions to get fit slowly wane as February comes to a close. Buying the new shoes and athletic gear can motivate you to get into the gym or take on a sport at the beginning, but not seeing quick results ...
Feb 24, 2016
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Avatars are all around us: they represent real people online and colonise new worlds in the movies. In science, their role has been more limited. But avatars can be extremely useful in linguistics, new research shows. Scientists ...
Jan 27, 2016
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It's happy hour, and there's a man, a man with a drinking problem, headed to his favorite bar. He turns into the parking lot, and his phone comes to life. It's an image of a woman, her voice calm and reassuring.
Jan 7, 2016
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Customizing an avatar to better resemble its human user may lead to improved health and exercise behaviors, according to a team of researchers.
Nov 4, 2015
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Empathy - the ability to identify and understand other people's emotions - has many components, some sophisticated and involving complex thought processes, others basic but essential nonetheless. The latter include joint ...
Oct 14, 2015
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Women assigned an overweight avatar in a video tennis game didn't play as hard as those assigned a slim one—regardless of the player's actual size, according to a new study by the University of California, Davis.
Jan 28, 2015
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More communication among individuals is occurring online, and often between individuals who do not know each other offline. Researchers at York University are looking to understand the potential impressions and their limitations ...
Jan 9, 2015
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Imagine a type of personalized treatment where mice serve as surrogates to treat human disease.
May 20, 2014
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It's just in fiction for now, but the "avatar doctor," a virtual physician which consults and diagnoses through a smartphone app, is coming, says the author of a new medical thriller.
Feb 19, 2014
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