Microsoft invents computerized “lifeform” named Milo
August 25, 2010 in !A, Blogs, Games by David Speakman
Meet Milo – he’s an 11-year-old boy who lives inside a computer. Developed by Microsoft, Milo is actually a computer program who apparently experiences emotions and interacts with you via ears (microphone) and eyes (a stereo video camera).
Developed by Peter Molyneux and a team of Microsoft engineers for the Xbox’s Kinect hands-free controller, Milo is more than a game – it’s a virtual friend … or child … whose personality is shaped by his interactions with you.
Last month, Molyneux demonstrated Milo – that demonstration was caught on the video below, courtesy of TED.org:
Peter Molyneux demos Milo, a hotly anticipated video game for Microsoft’s Kinect controller. Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old, the virtual boy watches, listens and learns — recognizing and responding to you.
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