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And the Academy Award Goes to ... a Computer Scientist

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Paul E. Debevec may be the only research professor whose laboratory subjects have included Charlize Theron and Will Smith. The University of Southern California computer scientist is about to take another unlikely step—from academe to the Academy Awards, for special effects. His pixel wizardry has been featured in films such as Spider-Man 2 and Avatar.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

+3 apples

Q. Does your work have any application to higher education and online courses?

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A. Absolutely, yes. Maybe there's a little rendering of a chemistry professor at the side of the screen who smiles at you when you get the question right and frowns when you get the question wrong. [In perhaps 10 years] that computer might, through its Web cam, look back at you, see where you're looking on the screen, see how engaged you are, and actually adapt itself to trying to teach you in the way that it seems to be working the best. Just like one-on-one tutoring. No one can afford large-scale one-on-one tutoring—we just can't afford that kind of student-faculty ratio. One could imagine supplementing traditional education with these virtual mentors.

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