I am in Hannover, Germany at the CeBIT conference, the largest technology conference in the world. Among the most impressive things I have seen is the result of a joint venture between Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), German-based scanning and 3D printing company, DOOB, Hong Kong-based Quantum Matrix’s Quantum Human product, and South Korea-based digital clothing developer, Physan. These companies have worked together to develop a sophisticated avatar-based experience. I test drove it myself, stepping into a room the size of a closet and holding a pose for a few second while 64 cameras simultaneously took my picture. Within a few minutes, a lifelike avatar of mine was dancing in a field with the avatars of other conference goers. My avatar was also used in two different video games that I controlled, as well as a workout scenario. These represent a few different real world applications that HPE foresees for this technology. (Had I realized my avatar would be doing so much working out, I might have skipped the tie.)

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