Cybernetic Avatar / edited by Hiroshi Ishiguro, Fuki Ueno, Eiki Tachibana.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ishiguro, Hiroshi., Editor.

Ueno, Fuki., Editor.

Tachibana, Eiki., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Human-computer interaction.

Robotics.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Local Subjects:

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Robotics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 355 p. 157 illus., 148 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This open access book presents a vision of a future, where avatars play an integral role in shaping the fabric of our interconnected society. The book introduces the authors’ ongoing efforts to advance avatar technologies and is structured into nine chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the potentially revolutionary impact of cybernetic avatars (CAs) as a new medium of communication, liberating individuals from physical barriers and creating more flexible work environments. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 present developments in CAs with advanced autonomous functionality. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss the creation of a CA platform that connects multiple operators and CAs. Chapter 7 explores the physiological and neuroscientific effects of avatars and other media on operators and users. Finally, Chapters 8 and 9 discuss the societal implementation of CAs. This book is stemmed from one of the Moonshot R&D projects funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

Contents:

1. Introduction Cybernetic Avatar

2. Development of Cybernetic Avatars with Human like Presence and Lifelikeness

3. Spoken Dialogue Technology for Semi autonomous Cybernetic Avatars

4. Human level knowledge and concept acquisition

5. Cooperative control of multiple CAs.

ISBN:

9789819737529

9819737524