International Society
for Presence Research

Month: November 2020

  • Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off?

    Published:

    [This story from BBC News describes how virtual tourism is emerging as an important solution to the challenges created by travel restrictions during the pandemic as well as its value in easing our return to travel when the pandemic ends. See the original version of the story for seven more pictures. –Matthew] [Image: Microsoft Hololens VR glasses can show potential visitors six of Germany’s most famous castles. Credit: Microsoft/German National Tourist Board (GNTB)] Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off? Bernd Debusmann – Business reporter October 30, 2020 For many people, a trip to Germany’s fairytale-like Neuschwanstein castle,…

    Read more: Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off?

  • Call: 15th European Conference on Game Based Learning (ECGBL 2021)

    Published:

    Call for Papers 15th European Conference on Game Based Learning (ECGBL 2021) The University of Brighton, UK and online 23 – 24th September 2021 http://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecgbl/ecgbl-call-for-papers/ Abstract submission deadline: 03 March 2021 NOTE: After a successful Virtual conference for ECGBL 2020 we are hoping to be able to meet in person for a physical event in Brighton, UK in September 2021. We know however that the events of this year have had a longer lasting impact on participants’ ability and willingness to travel for events. Therefore we are planning for ECGBL 2021 to be a “hybrid” conference, meaning that there will…

    Read more: Call: 15th European Conference on Game Based Learning (ECGBL 2021)

  • Streaming online: Bot Battle to determine which embodied chatbot seems most human

    Published:

    [As this BBC News story says, watching the streaming Bot Battle between Pandorabots’ Kuki and Facebook’s Blenderbot, running continuously through November 3, demonstrates the limitations of current AI, but we’ll likely look back on it as an early-days version of an even more ubiquitous and successful presence-evoking technology. See the original story for four more images and related links, watch the battle and read the press release on the Pandorabots website, and see a related CNN story from August 2020 titled “Robot friends: Why people talk to chatbots in times of trouble.” –Matthew] Robot Bores: AI-powered awkward first date By Jane…

    Read more: Streaming online: Bot Battle to determine which embodied chatbot seems most human

ISPR Presence News

Subscribe

Search ISPR Presence News:

Categories

Archives

Recent Posts

Recent Comments