For class 4/14/14
Post Comments by 11:59 pm on 4/13/14
Your avatar, your guide
S Murphy – Scientific American Mind, 2011 – nature.com
http://vhil.stanford.edu/news/2011/sciam-your-avatar.pdf
AI seduces Stanford students
K Poulsen – Wired News, 2005 – vhil.stanford.edu
http://vhil.stanford.edu/news/2005/wired-aiseduces.pdf
Why digital avatars make the best teachers
J Bailenson – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008 – vhil.stanford.edu
http://vhil.stanford.edu/news/2008/che-avatar-teachers.pdf
Discussion Article 1 (Pick 3)
- What are your overall impressions of this piece? Do you find the approaches mentioned more promising or concerning? Describe why.
- What are your thoughts on Doppelgänger avatar therapy? Does this model make sense to you? What kind of fields could you see this be useful for besides those mentioned in the piece?
- Discuss the results of the “whale” experiment. Do the results surprise you? Do you feel like the same effect would happen on adults (to a lesser degree)?
- Discuss the concepts of self in relation to this article
- You may find a term or topic that you are unfamiliar with. If you would like to, do a little research on the subject (wikipedia would be a good place to start). Briefly describe your understanding of this concept and how confident you are about this understanding.
Discussion Articles 2 and 3
Formulate a brief response to each of these articles (1 to 2 paragraphs). Whether your response is positive or negative is up to you.