VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS FOR PROSTATE CANCER DECISIONS

描述(由申请人提供)：申请人是一种创新的声控多媒体模型的开发商，该模型允许用户与其视频图像已被数字化并存储在个人计算机(PC)上的真人进行虚拟面试。用户只需对着连接到PC上的麦克风自然地说话，就可以让预先存储的视频角色参与面对面的虚拟对话。这里的目标是创建一个虚拟对话程序，让任何男性都可以与著名的泌尿科医生交谈，了解前列腺癌。使用该计划的男性将理解早期发现的重要性，他们的生活和生活方式的保存可能取决于他们积极参与诊断后必须做出的复杂治疗决定。以这位杰出的泌尿科医生为主角的虚拟对话项目将在临床环境中进行现场测试，以确定这一方法作为男性了解前列腺癌的一种方法的可行性、可接受性和有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The applicant is the developer of an innovative voice-activated multimedia model that allows a user to conduct a virtual interview with a real person whose video images have been digitized and stored on a personal computer (PC). The user simply speaks naturally into a microphone attached to the PC to engage the pre-stored video character in a face-to face virtual dialogue. The objective here is to create a virtual dialogue program that allows any male to talk to a notable urologist and learn about prostate cancer. Men who use the program will understand the importance of early detection and that the preservation of their life and life-style may depend on their active participation in the complicated therapeutic decisions that must be made following a diagnosis. The virtual dialogue program featuring the prominent urologist will be field-tested in a clinical environment to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of this as a method for men to learn about prostate cancer.