Virtual Humans: Today and Tomorrow

ISBN-13: 9780367656621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 286 str.

David Burden; Maggi Savin-Baden

Opis

This book presents understandings of Virtual Humans and provides much needed definitions and a taxonomy of artificial intelligence. It explores approaches to developing and using technologies, and ways of creating virtual humans, as well as issues such as typologies, identity, complexities, and ethical challenges. This book will present an overv

Spis treści

Introduction

Part I The Landscape

Chapter 1 What are Virtual Humans?

Chapter 2 Virtual Humans and Artificial Intelligence

Part II Technology

Chapter 3 Body and Senses

Chapter 4 Mind

Chapter 5 Communication

Chapter 6 Architecture

Chapter 7 Embodiment

Chapter 8 Assembling and Assemblages

Part III Identity

Chapter 9 Digital Ethics

Chapter 10 Identity and Agency

Chapter 11 Virtual Humans for Education

Chapter 12 Digital Immortality

Chapter 13 Futures and Possibilities

Glossary

O autorze

David Burden is a Chartered European Engineer and the Founder and CEO of Daden Limited

Maggi Savin-Baden is a Professor of Education at the University of Worcester