As someone who has traveled a lot, I have come to face a lot of loneliness while being apart from family, friends and anything familiar. I am creating interactive virtual friend to address the theme of loneliness. I will focus on friendship and how just being with someone you know can make you happy and less lonely. My main visual component is an alien-esque being who want to be your friend that will demonstrate this concept.
Using cameras and some kind of voice recognition programming to make an interactive monster friend. His name is Leroy. During the start of the interaction, Leroy will be resting in the corner of the room. When you approach the screen Leroy will jump up from his resting position to greet you. After introducing yourself, Leroy will continue chatting with you and wait for your responses at appropriate times. He will become someone you would want to talk to and be friends with. He has outlandish stories of his home planet and always interested in what you have to say. No matter where you are, Leroy can always be there to listen to your problems and you will soon forget that he’s just a computer-generated creature.
I’ve always wanted to be able to talk and interact with the alien/monster characters I create and share them with other people. Leroy will be the first one who gets the chance to do this. Everyone will be able to share experiences with him and have him share his. He is not a Tamagachi or any other virtual pet that you may have seen before. He is on the same level as you: a friend, not a pet. You don’t feed or bathe him. He is you’re true-life virtual friend.
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