From Talking Heads to Thinking Heads: A Research Platform for Human Communication Science

在这个项目中，目前的“说话头”技术将被带入高保真的“思考头”领域，对基础研究和应用研究产生影响和应用。成果将涉及人机通信、电信、电子商务和移动电话技术；为残疾人、听障人士、老年人、学习困难儿童、外语学习提供个性化辅助；并将促进动画在新媒体、电影和游戏中的发展。除了在学术期刊上发表作品外，还将提供《Head》的试用版，并将通过纳入引人注目的装置和展览来促进该项目的公众知名度。

In this project current Talking Head technology will be taken into the realm of a high-fidelity Thinking Head, with implications and applications for basic and applied research. Outcomes will bear on human-machine communication, telecommunications, e-commerce, and mobile phone technology; personalised aids for disabled users, the hearing impaired, the elderly, and children with learning difficulties, foreign language learning; and will facilitate the development of animation in new media, film, and games. In addition to output in scholarly journals, beta-versions of the Head will be made available, and public visibility for the project will be facilitated by the incorporation of high-profile installations and exhibitions.