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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Virtual becomes reality at Stanford, The San Francisco Chronicle
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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Advances in Theory and Technology are Fueling a New Era in the Science of Persuasion, The Observer
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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For a New Personality, Click Here, New Scientist
VHIL research shows that when people alter the appearance of their avatars they also change their behavior.
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Imitation Makes Digital Characters More Lifelike, New Scientist
VHIL research demonstrates that viewers are more strongly influenced by avatars that mimic their own body movements.
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