Sometimes it ’s just not possible to get your whole family together for the holidays . So why not bring incarnation of family members together or else ?
Sometimes , it ’s just not possible to get your whole fellowship together for the holidays . So why not bring avatars of family members together instead ? Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam put together a clever acknowledgement app that allows Skype callers to control custom - built mechanical dolls with head movement .
The advertizement agency placed five of its mechanical doll around a table , and for three days this past calendar month , visitant to theVirtual Holiday Dinnerwebsite could reserve 15 minute slots to sit around the table with acquaintance and family . In total , Wieden+Kennedy rounded up 156 masses from six Continent to participate .

The dinner party was an undeniable success ( and a brand - booster for Wieden+Kennedy ) , but it does n’t have in mind that we ’re quick to quit vacation celebrations to our avatars . Robot proxiescan be useful in business office situation , as we havementionedbefore — but the idea of hug a automaton translation of Aunt Joanne at the syndicate political party is still a little off - putting .
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