...marketing initiatives, robot avatars have the potential to generate big business in the enterprise market, as CNBC recently reported. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdDCHsAmMZU&feature=youtu.be “Telepresence” enables people to be in two places at once...

...be inhabiting more of these virtual worlds with avatars. Already, our kids have six or seven avatars in things like Minecraft and Club Penguin. They have no problem having an...

Computer-generated models are undergoing a transformation from niche branded avatars to relatable and inspiring influencers. Leading this movement is Lil Miquela, a digital simulation who rose to fame in April...

...company MindMaze is already working on a neural interface that could bring more expression to virtual avatars by scanning for users’ facial expressions, such as a smile or a wink....

...to digitizing people. His work includes creating programs that can, in real time, recreate humans as 3D avatars, with mobile facial expressions, hair and gestures, or layer these on to...

...Z] operates in a virtual world that gives rewards for doing whatever it is, and then you can buy things for your avatars. One of the kids was saying, “Oh,...

...engage in mindfulness and complementary treatments via avatars. Jacki Ford Morie and Mary Aiken “We are entering a new dawn with virtual reality. It had to go back into the...

...shop sells what Walker calls “intangibles”—ephemeral, digital commodities such as personalized ringtones or custom avatars to use on social media. Prices range from $1.99 to nearly $4,000, for a virtual...

...contemplates the role of neuroscience in luxury marketing. –Business Insider reports on Huanshi (MyIdol), a Chinese app that’s making waves in the U.S. with its addictive 3D avatars. -A panel...