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COMM 166

Virtual People (COMM 266)

UNITS:4-5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

(Graduate students register for COMM 266. COMM 166 is offered for 5 units, COMM 266 is offered for 4 units.) The concept of virtual people or digital human representations; methods of constructing and using virtual people; methodological approaches to interactions with and among virtual people; and current applications. Viewpoints including popular culture, literature, film, engineering, behavioral science, computer science, and communication.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 25457
0 / 150 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Bailenson, Jeremy
units

COMM 166: Virtual People (COMM 266)

4-5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-SI

(Graduate students register for COMM 266. COMM 166 is offered for 5 units, COMM 266 is offered for 4 units.) The concept of virtual people or digital human representations; methods of constructing and using virtual people; methodological approaches to interactions with and among virtual people; and current applications. Viewpoints including popular culture, literature, film, engineering, behavioral science, computer science, and communication.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Bailenson, Jeremy (Undergrad)

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