Virtual Humans
Tested with real users, on in-house hardware.
Example from BRIX · An example of what the labs can do together, based on the work of the BRIX partners.
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The question
Can a virtual human be the first point of contact in education, healthcare and hospitality? Without user data leaving the building, and without part of the audience dropping out because of the interaction.
The approach
In a BRIX lab, a virtual human was built on locally running language models, so conversations stay on in-house workstations. It was designed to be inclusive from the first version: tested for recognisability and comprehensibility with the audiences. Combined research by several labs then validates its effectiveness. Students from vocational colleges, universities of applied sciences and research universities worked on the iterations in a six-month challenge.
The result
- Knowledge development on creating virtual humans.
- Model development on effectiveness, interaction and visualisation.
- Application and case pilots with innovation partners from industry.
- A prototype ready for adoption and further development by market parties.