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Karolina Kuligowska on Jul 19, 2011 in Agent identity, Personality, Life experience, State of the Art, Research News | by
Summary: Virtual humans being interviewed by mental health clinicians
Conversational virtual humans are nowadays applied to the field of neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology. The technology has evolved to a point where researchers may begin developing mental health applications that make use of virtual reality patients. Human patients with acute neurological illnesses are often confused and unable to cooperate with clinicians during medical consultations. Imagine a simulated training with virtual humans having real mental disorders, willing to talk to their doctors, and sharing their emotions!