TRANSFORMATIONS: The Spore Evolves

13 11 2008
Pervasive computing gets the upper hand.
Pervasive computing gets the upper hand.

Russell Bekins reports from the VIEW Conference in Turin

Well, I’m torn.  Shall I go to the presentation on “Hair shells and bi-quad transition rig on Shrek the Halls and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” or to the “Humanizing virtual agents: the role of speech technology in effective human-machine interaction?”  All of this requires a certain mind-set.  Maybe if they made a rule that titles had to be short, like “Beards and boundaries” and “Talk to me, Mac,” I would feel less anxiety about making these choices.
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