MILO - The first 'Virtual Human'

[illuminate]

Microsoft has shown off its "virtual human" that reacts to a person's emotions, body movements and voice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10623423.stm

[Ross]

I watched the movie 'Gamer' lastnight...starring Gerald Butler, the above reminded me of what might be ahead...spooky

Ross

[illuminate]

Spooky is right... creepy too!

This reminds me of dreams I had when I was younger...
where humanity had evolved into robots and technology became a race of its own.

[Studeo]

Milo may start questioning his own existence. Is this the beginning of a scenario similar to the Spielberg film A.I? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqS83f-NUww

[Operator]

Strange ... I remember having seen this years ago (the same demo). So it's not all that new but probably more advanced now.

There are more movies related to this ... 'Astro boy' is about an artificially re-created boy.

[Kra]

I watched the movie 'Gamer' lastnight...starring Gerald Butler, the above reminded me of what might be ahead...spooky

That was such a disgusting movie...

[Kra]

Strange ... I remember having seen this years ago (the same demo). So it's not all that new but probably more advanced now.

There are more movies related to this ... 'Astro boy' is about an artificially re-created boy.

I don't think you understood what's new with Porject Natal (that's the name of the project). It''s not just a virtual human... it can interact in real time with you. It can see you it can identify objects that you are holding, you can play games just by moving your body, i mean you don't need to know much more than you already know (to move your body) in order to play a game. Watch the demos on youtube search Project Natal there are a few videos.

/later edit: when you move your body... your avatar / character in the game, moves exactly the same in the same natural way.

[Kra]

Project Natal is nice.... but it will bring trouble and will disconnect humans even more from the nature "teleporting" them in a virtual reality more realistic than ever. And as always... that depends on game developers not on project natal developers.

[MariaDine]

....COMPARED TO THE HOLOGRAM TECHNOLOGY , I FIND IT A STEP BACK...
BUT, THAT IS ONLY MAY OPINION :)

CHECK THIS OUT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-P1zZAcPuw

[Operator]

I don't think you understood what's new with Porject Natal (that's the name of the project). It''s not just a virtual human... it can interact in real time with you. It can see you it can identify objects that you are holding, you can play games just by moving your body, i mean you don't need to know much more than you already know (to move your body) in order to play a game. Watch the demos on youtube search Project Natal there are a few videos.
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Sorry, but THIS (what you mention) is exactly what I've seen before ... A woman (if I am not mistaken the same one) handing a paper that Milo can read etc. If I remember correctly it was on Dutch television, the news program, when I was in the Netherlands (i.e. more than 6 years ago). I cannot remember her waving her hands through the water though ... the rest I remember vividly ...

[Kra]

Sorry, but THIS (what you mention) is exactly what I've seen before ... A woman (if I am not mistaken the same one) handing a paper that Milo can read etc. If I remember correctly it was on Dutch television,
the news program, when I was in the Netherlands (i.e. more than 6 years ago). I cannot remember her waving her hands through the water though ... the rest I remember vividly ...

I'm sorry but i think you are mistaking. Maybe you saw an attempt of something similar... a different project.

[MariaDine]

A PLAY WITH WHAT IS CALLED IN PSICOLOGY , THE META LANGUAGES, MOVEMENT WITH YOUR HANDS, BODY, FACE...A GAME OF AND CORRESPONDING THE MOVEMENT WITH FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS....WE HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE...IN

LIE TO ME...ON TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbOgHa34Ec8&feature=related

[Kra]

Project Natal is really just a new controller for xbox360.

"Kinect was first announced on June 1, 2009 at E3 2009 under the code name "Project Natal". Following in Microsoft's tradition of using cities as code names,[3] "Project Natal" was named after the Brazilian city of Natal as a tribute to the country by Microsoft director Alex Kipman, who incubated the project,[21] and who originates from Brazil.[3] The name Natal was also chosen because the word natal means "of or relating to birth", reflecting Microsoft's view of the project as "the birth of the next generation of home entertainment".[14] At the E3 announcement, Microsoft said that over one thousand software development kits began shipping to game developers that same day.[1]"

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Natal

[MariaDine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7wE8snf2E

JUST FOR FUN :)

NAMASTE

[conk]

But can you have sex with it? Always consult with the porn industry if you want your new technology to be successful.