The Importance of Human Touch with Jacquelyn Morie

Welcome to the second episode of our brand new XPRIZE podcast series - Not Going Back To Normal, Imagining Life After COVID-19 featuring Jacquelyn Morie.In this podcast Jacki looks at how humans require touch, studies show that babies who are never touched fail to thrive but the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the use of remote digital technology to the fore. We are now using digital platforms for our work, for our entertainment and for our social need for human to human contact. But how do we as humans thrive in this immaterial world? Jacki looks into the use of robotic avatars and how these will shape our future, post Covid-19 world.  Jacquelyn Morie is a technical advisor at XPRIZE. Prior to joining XPRIZE she spent 13 years as a Sr. Research Scientist at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), which she helped found. She has created VR telehealth and educational activities and is the Founder and Chief Scientist of her company, All These Worlds, LLC. Jacki has continued this work for private and government clients, including NASA and lectures extensively on how technology will affect our future selves and humanity. She is also an ACM Distinguished speaker, and holds masters’ degrees in both Fine Art and Computer Science. She also holds a doctorate in immersive technologies from the prestigious SmartLab Program through the University of East London.Enjoy listening and if you like what you hear, please subscribe, rate and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you get your pods.LinksLink to the XPRIZE Avatar Prize - avatar.xprize.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.