Digital Delights - Avatars, Virtual Worlds, Gamification

Over the next few months, Michelle R. Weise will be devoting her column to explaining one small thing about the future of work. Here’s the first of he

VirtualiTeach shares ideas for harnessing augmented and virtual reality in education. It is also the home for the innovative CPDinVR events.

'The Cut' creates their own version of popular AI influencer, Lil Miquela by tapping their own in-house motion graphic artist. Watch how they did it here.

What if technology could connect us more deeply with our surroundings instead of distracting us from the real world? With the Meta 2, an augmented reality headset that makes it possible for users to see, grab and move holograms just like physical objects, Meron Gribetz hopes to extend our senses through a more natural machine. Join Gribetz as he takes the TED stage to demonstrate the reality-shifting Meta 2 for the first time. (Featuring Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson)

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Storytelling combined with interactive media can be the beginnin

If your company is interested in trying virtual reality to train employees, these VR enterprise products might be a good starting point.

Artificial Intelligence is not a buzzword anymore. As of 2018, it is a well-developed branch of Big Data analytics with multiple applications and active projects. Here is a brief review of the topic…

Field notes for busy people on self-learning software and its commercial applications.

We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate Darling, and an instinct like that can have consequences. Learn more about how we're biologically hardwired to project intent and life onto machines -- and how it might help us better understand ourselves.

Some psychologists probe just how far kids’ empathy for robots will go.

A UK university is to become the first to regularly use hologram-like technology to host guest speakers.

Max Aguilera-Hellweg explores what makes us human by travelling across the globe to take portraits of android, humanoid and geminoid robots.

MIT's AlterEgo allows you to control a computer and ask it questions without ever uttering one word. It could mean profound changes on how we communicate.

As companies work to get augmented reality out of the realm of science fiction, they'll need ground rules for how we should be able to use it.

Telecommuting isn't as different from working side by side, in-person, as it used to be, and the virtual reality office building can help.

Chris Milk uses cutting edge technology to produce astonishing films that delight and enchant. But for Milk, the human story is the driving force behin

A explanation of virtual and augmented reality. Includes a brief history and description of the differences. Music at 2:20 Twisted Perspective - Moonli

Many teams try to start an applied AI project by diving into algorithms and data before figuring out desired outputs and objectives. Unfortunately, that’s like raising a puppy in a New York City…

Five experts reveal common misunderstandings around "the singularity" and what AI can and can’t do

Help us make storytime more magical! We're looking to create a library of interactive children’s books that all families can benefit from. These stories are narrated and contain no text as they are…

A few ways ZapWorks can be used by schools.