{"id":330,"date":"2014-04-10T11:41:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T17:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/designinvr-14\/?p=330"},"modified":"2014-04-12T08:43:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T14:43:19","slug":"reading-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/designinvr-14\/2014\/04\/10\/reading-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

For class<\/strong> 4\/14\/14
\nPost Comments by<\/strong> 11:59 pm on 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n

Your avatar, your guide<\/strong>
\nS Murphy – Scientific American Mind, 2011 – nature.com
\nhttp:\/\/vhil.stanford.edu\/news\/2011\/sciam-your-avatar.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

AI seduces Stanford students<\/strong>
\nK Poulsen – Wired News, 2005 – vhil.stanford.edu
\nhttp:\/\/vhil.stanford.edu\/news\/2005\/wired-aiseduces.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Why digital avatars make the best teachers<\/strong>
\nJ Bailenson – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008 – vhil.stanford.edu
\nhttp:\/\/vhil.stanford.edu\/news\/2008\/che-avatar-teachers.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Discussion Article 1 (Pick 3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. What are your overall impressions of this piece? \u00a0Do you find the approaches mentioned more promising or concerning? \u00a0Describe why.<\/li>\n
  2. What are your thoughts on Doppelg\u00e4nger\u00a0avatar therapy? \u00a0Does this model make sense to you? \u00a0What kind of fields could you see this be useful for besides those mentioned in the piece?<\/li>\n
  3. Discuss the results of the “whale” experiment. \u00a0Do the results surprise you? \u00a0Do you feel like the same effect would happen on adults (to a lesser degree)?<\/li>\n
  4. Discuss the concepts of self in relation to this article<\/li>\n
  5. You may find a term or topic that you are unfamiliar with. \u00a0If 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Discussion Articles 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Formulate a brief response to each of these articles (1 to 2 paragraphs). \u00a0Whether your response is positive or negative is up to you.<\/p>\n

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