Ada -intelligent space: an artificial creature for the swiss Expo.02
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Ada is an entertainment exhibit that is able to interact with many people simultaneously, using a language of light and sound. “She” received 553,700 visitors over 5 months during the Swiss Expo.02 in 2002. In this paper we present the broad motivations, design and technologies behind Ada, and a first overview of the outcomes of the exhibit.
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