<![CDATA[io9: Avatars]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Avatars]]> http://io9.com/tag/avatars http://io9.com/tag/avatars <![CDATA[The Scott Pilgrim avatar creator]]> Yes, it's a tool to help market an epic of epic epicness. Yes, everyone's already doing it. And, no, you cannot resist. Because it is, actually, pretty cool. [Scott Pilgrim Avatar Creator] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5570708&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Electric New Surrogates Clips Show The Advantages Of Being Plugged In]]> A brand-new Surrogates trailer and two clips show all the pros of having your own robot avatar. For example: being able to take a hit from a speeding car, or giving Bruce Willis sexy robo-hair. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5358628&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Peel Back The Plastic Robo-Skin Of Surrogates, With This New Featurette]]> When your mind is inside a robot body that ventures out and lives your life for you, what's happening to the "real" you? Stop worrying! A new featurette from Surrogates explains the appeal of "a world without consequences. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5340479&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Surrogates Video Peels Back The Fleshy Robot Skin For Further Investigation]]> The future is bright for lazy homebodies and their robot avatars. Jonathan Mostow's movie adaptation of the graphic novel Surrogates has just released some violent robot footage, complete with hot Bruce Willis wig action. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5248245&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtual Psychotherapy Works Better Than Live Docs]]> Teenagers would rather see a virtual shrink than a real one. So says Eric Wagner, a psychologist at Florida International University. Last month at a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) he unveiled his plan to cyber-rehab teenage alcoholics. Wagner's been helping kids through conventional therapy for years, but he says teenagers are notoriously tough to reach because they don't like talking to adults. Apparently he thinks kids might open up more to virtual world avatars than flesh-and-blood therapists. And he has proof, based on the success of virtual counseling for HIV-positive patients. More »
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