Twinity – Powered by Real Life
Twinity: cracks in the mirror
One fascinating aspect of Twinity has always been it's mirror philosophy: "Twinity is a 3D mirror world based on real cities and real people." Second Life used to have the tag line "Your world, your imagination"; Twinity has "Powered by Real Life", which nicely captures the difference between the two. There are, however, small cracks in the mirror, situations where the real world and the virtual mirror do not match. For instance, most people do not use their real identity in Twinity; they own places they don't have in the real world. These differences do not matter that much to me: the cities and buildings that make up the real world are mirrored, the inhabitants not necessarily. But this becomes more of an issue with Twinity's latest addition: the idyllical island of Palmadora which has opened recently. I have mixed feelings about Palmador. But - there should not be a Palmador: the mirror is conjuring up a picture that doesn't exist in reality.
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Doter les personnages virtuels de mouvements oculaires similaires à ceux d'un être humain renforce le sentiment de confiance. Un sentiment primordial dans les univers dédiés à la collaboration. La collaboration dans les mondes virtuels suppose une relation de confiance entre les interlocuteurs. Celle-ci est renforcée si les avatars reproduisent des comportements non-verbaux proprement humains, explique une équipe des universités de UCL et de Roehampton. Dans une étude, les chercheurs démontrent ainsi qu’en dotant les avatars d’un regard humain, la confiance entre les interlocuteurs s’en trouve accrue.
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