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

在这个项目中，将把现有的会说话的头部技术带入高保真思维头部的领域，对基础和应用研究具有意义和应用。成果将涉及人机交流、电信、电子商务和手机技术；为残疾用户、听障人士、老年人和学习困难的儿童提供个性化辅助工具；以及将促进新媒体、电影和游戏中动画的发展。除了在学术期刊上发表文章外，还将提供Head的测试版，并将通过采用备受瞩目的装置和展览来促进项目的公众知名度。

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.