The Holodeck, onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701D, was well known for recreating environments and creating artificial intelligence for the user to interact with. It will be a long time before we can create actual environments to explore. But we seem to be closer to the Intelligence side than we thought.
Have you ever had a conversation with a computer that wasn't one-sided? Virtual humans are the newest attempt to cross the uncanny valley and present individuals with computer-generated, interactive characters that can empathize, understand, and exhibit emotions. Artificial intelligence has come a long way, and research at the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies is pushing the limits of what's possible in modern computer science.
I sat down with William Swartout, the Institute's Director of Technology, to discuss the future of virtual human interaction. He also let me play in their virtual saloon, where I got into a gunfight that was just a little too real.
An actual gunfight in a virtual scenario. Now that's something to be cheering about. Who knows how long till the Holodeck technology becomes reality.
Check out the works cited link for the entire interview on this technology.
Works Cited
Huffington Post
Monday, May 7, 2012
Star Trek's holodeck slowly becoming reality
For those of you who are Trekkies, you are probabily aware of the Holodeck from Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Holodeck, onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701D, was well known for recreating environments and creating artificial intelligence for the user to interact with. It will be a long time before we can create actual environments to explore. But we seem to be closer to the Intelligence side than we thought.
Have you ever had a conversation with a computer that wasn't one-sided? Virtual humans are the newest attempt to cross the uncanny valley and present individuals with computer-generated, interactive characters that can empathize, understand, and exhibit emotions. Artificial intelligence has come a long way, and research at the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies is pushing the limits of what's possible in modern computer science.
I sat down with William Swartout, the Institute's Director of Technology, to discuss the future of virtual human interaction. He also let me play in their virtual saloon, where I got into a gunfight that was just a little too real.
An actual gunfight in a virtual scenario. Now that's something to be cheering about. Who knows how long till the Holodeck technology becomes reality.
Check out the works cited link for the entire interview on this technology.
Works Cited
Huffington Post
The Holodeck, onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701D, was well known for recreating environments and creating artificial intelligence for the user to interact with. It will be a long time before we can create actual environments to explore. But we seem to be closer to the Intelligence side than we thought.
Have you ever had a conversation with a computer that wasn't one-sided? Virtual humans are the newest attempt to cross the uncanny valley and present individuals with computer-generated, interactive characters that can empathize, understand, and exhibit emotions. Artificial intelligence has come a long way, and research at the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies is pushing the limits of what's possible in modern computer science.
I sat down with William Swartout, the Institute's Director of Technology, to discuss the future of virtual human interaction. He also let me play in their virtual saloon, where I got into a gunfight that was just a little too real.
An actual gunfight in a virtual scenario. Now that's something to be cheering about. Who knows how long till the Holodeck technology becomes reality.
Check out the works cited link for the entire interview on this technology.
Works Cited
Huffington Post
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