From: Eldark <eldark@enigma.media.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: MISC: Disclosure's Angel
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 18:56:17 GMT
Organization: The MIT Media Lab


From: Eldark <eldark@enigma.media.mit.edu>


>  aq251@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Jason Cobill)wrote:
> 
>         Has there been development on any sort of "VR Companion" akin
> to the Angel in Michael Chrichton's Disclosure?

Here at the Media Lab we are working on various kinds of graphically 
represented agents.  The one that comes closest to a human in terms of
reactive behaviour in a conversation is Gandalf, created by Kris
Thorisson.

You might want to check out our groups homepage:

   http://gn.www.media.mit.edu/groups/gn

Best regards,

- Hannes

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