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Listen, watch, read -- computers search for meaning

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the first integrated semantic search platform that integrates text, video and audio. The system can 'watch' films, 'listen' to audio and 'read' text to find relevant responses ...


Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character

Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If your best friend is a guy from "The Office" or a young doctor on "Grey's Anatomy," you may be relying too much on TV shows to fill a social void in your life.


Too scary to be real, research looks to quantify eeriness in virtual characters

Too scary to be real, research looks to quantify eeriness in virtual characters

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Indiana University's Karl MacDorman has been to the valley -- the uncanny valley of virtual humans so lifelike they give us real humans the creeps. What he's found is that things don't look ...


A Google employee rides a bicycle by a sign at the company's headquarters

Google acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google announced on Wednesday that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that produces the squiggly words used by websites to guard against spam and fraud.


Character: The next great gaming frontier?

Technology / Software

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Recent releases like "Gears of War 2" and "Killzone 2" have offered gamers visual fidelity of unparalleled quality. For over a decade, improving visuals has been the focal point of development in gaming, and titles have ...


This handout picture shows a 41-year-old paralysed man enjoying a virtual walk in the online world of 'Second Life'

Virtual mobility for disabled wins Second Life prize

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

An organization that lets people with disabilities virtually climb mountains and hike trails shared top honors in a first-ever Second Life prize for in-world projects improving real-world lives.


Manchester scientists create bedtime 3D fun

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Manchester has teamed up with Manchester based licensed textile company Character World and brand management firm Brand 360 to produce an innovative range of 3D Spider-Man duvet covers and ...


MU professor analyzes presidential debates

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Now that the general election debates are over, University of Missouri Professor of Communication Willliam Benoit has analyzed the content of the three encounters between Senators McCain and Obama. He found that, overall, ...