ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Feb. 11, 2019) -- A new study suggests the use of autonomous machines increases cooperation among individuals....
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USC Research Fosters Communication Between Smart Buildings and People
USC researchers found people connect better with a computer-generated avatar that represents building management -- and small talk helped, too When...
US Army-Funded Technology Wins Oscar
ADELPHI, MD. (December 17, 2018) - Creative geniuses behind digital humans and human-like characters in Hollywood blockbusters Avatar, Blade Runner...
Hate Negotiating? There’s a Virtual Human for That.
By Sara Preto Fall '18 Emmanuel Johnson, a Fulbright Scholar and computer science Ph.D. working with USC Viterbi’s Jonathan Gratch, is collaborating...
USC ICT and The Dan Marino Foundation Partner with Magic Leap to Deliver Spatial Computing Experience for Individuals with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities
Next-generation virtual human job interview practice system soon available on Magic Leap One. For more information, please contact Sara Preto,...
Natural History Museum Partners with USC for Augmented Reality Experiences at La Brea Tar Pits
Discoveries from the iconic excavation site will be the linchpin in an effort to understand how to most effectively use a technology growing in...
Director for Cognitive Architecture Research at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies Honored for Contributions in the Artificial Intelligence Community
Paul S. Rosenbloom of USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies and Viterbi School of Engineering has won the 2018 Herbert A. Simon Prize for...
Would Super Mario Bros. be better if you could play as yourself? Well, not exactly.
New research suggests that avatar appearance may not make a difference to players in certain game contexts. Contact: Sara Preto, (310) 301-5006 or...
Emotion-reading algorithms cannot predict intentions via facial expressions
Though algorithms are increasingly being deployed in all facets of life, a new USC study has found that they fail basic tests as truth detectors. By...