Believable cyberpeople: a true challenge for the decade

Abstract

We define cyberpeople as people represented on thenet using embodiment. These people can be either Avatarsthat are a representation of a real human or completelysynthesized virtual humans or Autonomous VirtualAgents (AVAs). In this paper, we discuss the two kinds ofcyberpeople and show how it will become difficult in thenear future to distinguish Avatars from AVAs. We willdemonstrate with examples how embodied agents becomemore and more intelligent and autonomous.