Can an Avatar Display Human Emotion? This Documentary Believes So.

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One year and about 30 test screenings into his experimental documentary, Benjamin Ree realized his project was in crisis.

Test audiences said they were lost and unmoved when “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” about a young Norwegian man dying of a degenerative muscle disease who found refuge in the video game World of Warcraft, entered the virtual world.

The documentary initially tracks the story of Mats Steen through traditional interviews with his family and narration from his personal blog posts. Then it pivots to an animated recreation of the game, showing interactions between his avatar, Ibelin, and other players in his gaming guild.…Read more by Brandon Yu

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