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Eve: An Understanding Virtual Teacher - Bill Christensen, Live Science
Easy with Eve is a new virtual teaching system developed by researcher Hossein Sarrafzadeh and his development group from the Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences in Auckland, New Zealand. Eve's Final Fantasy-like facade hides the real engineering; Eve is designed to be a one-to-one system that constantly monitors a student better than a living teacher. "Researchers wanted to create a virtual teacher that could pick up body language and facial expressions like a real teacher, to ensure they are holding the attention of students," Dr. Sarrafzadeh said. He added, "With rising demand for long-distance learning and online tutoring, a computer program capable of detecting human emotions may become a critical teaching tool."
  posted by Ray at 12/04/2007 06:11:00 AM permanent item link   

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