Virtual Humans

"If a digital human gave you a compliment, would it brighten your day?" - Larry Hodges

Welcome to the Virtual Humans Research Group at the University of Florida in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department. 

Our research interests include all aspects of virtual humans, including interaction, rendering, psychology, and perception.  Can virtual humans train a person, assist a deaf person communicate, or help those who suffer from social disorders?   Can they make you cry, laugh, depressed, or elated?  How can an object, so obviously not real, elicit such emotions?  The fundamental question that this leads to is:  Do virtual characters produce the same responses as real characters?

Specifically, we are investigating:
bulletHow to interact with virtual humans
bulletHow to apply virtual humans to training, education, communication, and psychology
bulletThe importance of various aspects of digital characters for conveying information

 

Applied to:

bulletUsing digital characters to help people with social disorders and psychological conditions
bulletTele-collaboration (working together over large distances)
bulletVirtual environments

(Real) People

    Benjamin Lok

 

        Assistant Professor

   

    George Mora  

Publications

Links

    Digital Characters created with Haptek Virtual Character software.

 

Last Modified: 11/04/2003 (lok)