Virtual Beings

Projects

Lil Miquela

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Miquela

Saya

https://techtheday.com/saya-demonstrating-the-latest-and-most-impressive-advances-in-computer-graphics-so-far/

Papers

Creating virtual Characters

http://research.gold.ac.uk/23815/1/creating-virtual-characters-5.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2OGWuzTGNAJ9xKZ15U6t0W7VnzLdkgbKNQcCI1dOx80oNN77e_0DGh4qk

Books

Virtual Humans: Today and Tomorrow, David Burden, Maggi Savin-Baden

https://www.crcpress.com/Virtual-Humans-Today-and-Tomorrow/Burden-Savin-Baden/p/book/9781138558014?fbclid=IwAR0CCwWxDErGfCyop5v0h5W-OBAoSoShnfGcBv1dTHIWAb52wfBJDHFN1gw

Articles

Almost Human: Goodbye Uncanny Valley, by Or Fleisher

https://immerse.news/almost-human-goodbye-uncanny-valley-94eb4e602fad?fbclid=IwAR32lpCkkvYYC1Vt0se4h520IfpgiS1Agn_OCV1VBMDJ41jkwXbMaQW0i_A

Virtual beings

https://fable-studio.com/virtual-beings?fbclid=IwAR1hItGFfI-IxJsSirE6VkMG0DqzDPixJeREZls-kMTZShfNFP0jQnYFwUk

These Influencers Aren’t Flesh and Blood, Yet Millions Follow Them, New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/business/media/miquela-virtual-influencer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&fbclid=IwAR0mJrzXtlR9TivrKI4AzdfC7Azm3lIrCIDxL1OTSU2OkFLEktpA-lGUtAI

History of Virtual Beings

Virtual Humans Stepping Out (1998)

https://www.wired.com/1998/06/virtual-humans-stepping-out/?fbclid=IwAR2wP5rzrxQ3jDy2a8vAqmKbXa0H0qnTYu78mByX84Pnm8DcjfB_1ZbBLDI

Virtual pop star's chart bid (2000)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/656764.stm?fbclid=IwAR1bU80l4zPeuGoTu1Zu6sfYIiKPZbGqUBE7b2Zyb94jBn0LR_9xKz6QvYY

Virtual Beings, (2001)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2ZxzkIDaI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0_X3zo4vhRWRpT-9M7RlS6euSYXkEmyN3c_pvc-ADg0L_VZZaxc0c54rU

Bruce Wilcox (AI guru 1995-2003)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Wilcox?fbclid=IwAR3PZmU5yC3gqIYf51L5Dgl1B-lOgpR68_JHJdpCd5omNQjIzrFY46dZ060

Companies

Fable Studio

https://fable-studio.com/virtual-beings/

Embody Digital

"AI software to make avatars, bots and robots communicate in a human-like way."

https://embodydigital.com/go/embody-digital-company/?fbclid=IwAR1ine-X6codnYkVgSIy_-k3psehhuvdHkJlsI-bGe1180Ph9AmaZdFun9Y

Pinscreen

"Instant 3D avatars from a single photo"

https://pinscreen.com/?fbclid=IwAR1efi7An7q6YcI31hjqKCys4sqzCR4YsdPInxykjBOmJ3TbRFPKyy62yDI

SapientX

"Add voice and intelligence to your product with SapientX™ software solutions that allow you to own your customer experience and branding."

https://sapientx.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Ihe6Fh08owxSf3ZVyUog6I8C8W2yoOE8xajKMB88q-pB7ey6Ez6YIfmA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmClFP0dvHI&fbclid=IwAR1R9oCssKPuqQKCuRr4bIMXP5GumOpOejkaEhA59ecHQE0skW-gAKHJXSY

Talespin

https://www.talespin.company/virtual-human/