This is a very interesting variant on Virtual reality – an artificial character relating to a ‘player’ and being able to ‘see’ objects the player has used. The creator describes it as technology which hasn’t even been described yet in science fiction.

The designer, Peter Molyneux, is a veteran of the computer game industry. He was responsible for Populous and Theme Park (and many many more, as they say).

Although the filmed ‘demo’ may be a bit staged to show off its best features, it’s still seriously impressive.

BBC News – ‘Virtual human’ Milo comes out to play at TED in Oxford.