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SUMMARY:Crossing the digital divide\, making emotional connections with di
 gital characters - Ian Wilson\, CEO Emotion AI
DTSTART:20091022T131500Z
DTEND:20091022T141500Z
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CONTACT:Shazia Afzal
DESCRIPTION:While we are surrounded in our digital lives by digital charac
 ters and avatars making any kind of emotional connection to those characte
 rs is awkward\, fleeting and generally unrewarding. Emotion AI\, like rese
 archers in the affective computing field\, is trying to bridge the "digita
 l divide" by developing technologies to give digital characters the abilit
 y to consistently connect emotionally\, socially and effectively with us.
LOCATION:Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building\, Room SS03
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