In the first quarter of 2002, we will have a LifeFX service bureau. He said the technology also has business potential, as companies can create virtual customer care representatives and Web guides. We are trying to make the Internet more personal. Fifty percent of communication is non-verbal, and most of that is by use of expressions. Ardire emphasized that the stand-ins are digital renderings, not video clips.
Video is passive.
The stand-ins are interactive. They will read a script or a chat session and will display whatever emotion they are told.