The Idea of an Essay, Volume 3

Research Writing 201 Smith, Alvy. “The Reality of Simulated Actors.” Communications of the ACM 45.7 (2002): 37-39. Print. The article talks about how animators are the digital age’s performers and that they will soon be the only actors needed for the film industry. It will show how technology can go too far. This article was published in a peer reviewed journal, thus it is scholarly. Swartout, William. Jonathan, Gratch. Randall, Hill. Eduard, Hovy. Stacy, Narsekka. Jeff, Rickel. David, Traum. “Toward Virtual Humans.” AI Magazine 27.2 (2006): 96-108. Digital. This paper provides a definition of virtual actor and also describes the future of virtual actors for training purposes. It will be used for defining terms and AI topics. This article is scholarly because it was peer reviewed by the journal it was published in.