Gandalf in the news| The Daily Spectrum
June 1996 Dr. Thórisson was an invited speaker at the First International Conference on Virtual Humans, hosted by the British VR News and EDS in Anaheim, California, 1996. Here is what the Daily Spectrum said about the event: "Had it with people? Get a humanoid! Virtual Humans '96, the world's first conference focusing exclusively on business uses of virtual humans "living" in virtual reality worlds, takes place June 19-20 at the Hyatt Regency Alicante in Anaheim, California. The show joins leading researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines--from light-hearted entertainment to dead-serious military applications--all with a common interest in the development of humanoid technologies. Experts in the fields of computer animation, real-time simulation, artificial life, and intelligent synthesis of dialog will meet to demonstrate and compare their current work to a growing audience of buyers." |
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Scientific American Frontiers
October, 1996 "Inventing the Future"Actor Alan Alda talks to Gandalf and his inventor on the program series "Scientific American Frontiers", televised on PBS October 23, 1996. (Figure on right) |
| MIT Research Digest
November 1996 Top Story"Computer Wizard. Gandalf is a computer character capable of face-to-face interaction with people in real-time, perceiving their gestures, speech, and gaze. He was developed by a recent MIT graduate ..." FULL ARTICLE |
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CNN Impact
March 23, 1997 Wizards of TechnologyCNN Impact present what they claim is "far out" science, where the host interacts with Gandalf. (Figure on left) |
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BBC Soundbytes
The BBC "Soundbytes" program discusses Gandalf and the possibilities the technology opens up. |
The Siemens Magazine"Cyberspace - the Final Frontier", July, 1997Six page article about Gandalf and other Media Lab creations, featuring a full spread of Gandalf interacting with a user. |
December 12, 1997 Two-page article about GNL projects, describing Gandalf as a "poor-man's Max Headroom".
The Boston Phoenix
"You, robot"
| National Television of Iceland
December 1997 Evening NewsReport about Kris Thórisson's work, showing footage of Kris interacting with Gandalf. |
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For more information, see Thorisson's selected publications and thesis. 
Copyright 1998 K.R.Th. All rights reserved.
