Rethinking Old Age, Forbes
You Remind Me of Me, The New York Times
VHIL is testing the effects of different forms of mimicry using avatars.
The psychology of Second Life, KPCC The Patt Morrison show
Jeremy Bailenson discusses the psychology of Second Life participants.
The Promise of Parallel Universes, Science Magazine
The Virtual Human Interaction Lab is featured in Science Magazine's special issue on virtual worlds.
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Is This Man Cheating on His Wife?, The Wall Street Journal
VHIL experiment shows that people socializing in virtual worlds remain sensitive to subtle cues like eye contact.
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Don’t Stand So Close to Me, NPR The Bryant Park Project
Nick Yee/VHIL featured in a video about personal space in Second Life.
Virtual becomes reality at Stanford, The San Francisco Chronicle
How does the human identity change now that we're digital? An overview of VHIL studies and videotaped tour of the lab.
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The Coming Virtual Web, Business Week
VHIL research suggests avatars could be manipulated subtly to give one an edge in business negotiations.
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The Mind-Bending New World Of Work: Reading Your Mood, Business Week
Jeremy Bailenson and Clifford Nass investigate the expressions drivers typically have five seconds before they fall asleep.
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Study: Virtual Men Are Standoffish Too, USA Today
VHIL Second Life study indicates that interaction in virtual envirionments are governed by the same social norms as in the physical world.
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In Certain Circles, Two Is a Crowd, The New York Times
VHIL research shows that the unwritten rules of personal space are so powerful, people even impose them on their cyber selves.
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Avatar-Based Marketing, Harvard Business Review
Digital technology allows avatar sellers to modify their behavior and appearance so that they simultaneously mimic the different gestures and look of hundreds of avatars in the same room.
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What’s in a Face? Testing the Familiarity-Likeability Connection, Washington Post
VHIL collaborates with Stanford's Political Communication Lab and the Washington Post in face morphing experiment.
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