Peter Molyneux demos Milo, the virtual boy

譯者: Marie Wu 審譯者: Geoff Chen

When I saw a piece of technology called Kinect --

當我注意到有一項叫做 Kinect 的新科技時，

it was called Natal -- I was inspired,

那時它還叫做 Natal，我突然有一個想法，

and I thought for a moment,

我認真地想了一下，

maybe it's possible

或許我們可以

to address that one problem of storytelling,

利用這個科技來說故事，

to create a character

創造一個主角，

which seemed alive,

一個活生生的人物，

which noticed me,

他可以看得到我，

that could look me in the eyes

可以看向我內心深處，

and feel real,

感覺到所有真實的一切，

and sculpt a story about our relationship.

並且和我們建立情感。

And so a year ago,

所以在一年前，

I showed this off

我在 E3 這個電腦展上，

at a computer show called E3.

展示了這項科技，

And this was a piece of technology

那時我們是讓

with someone called Claire interacting with this boy.

Claire 小姐與影片中的男孩互動。

And there was a huge row online

這在網路上引起熱烈討論，

about, "Hey, this can't be real."

大家都說：「嘿，這不是真的吧？」

And so I waited till now

所以我等到現在，

to have an actual demo

才為大家現場展示

of the real tech.

這項嶄新科技。

Now, this tech incorporates

這項科技結合了

three big elements.

三大要素，

The first is a Kinect camera,

第一項是Kinect的攝影機，

which will be out in November,

這個攝影機將在十一月上市；

some incredible AI

還有就是驚人的 AI 人工智慧，

that was hidden in the dusty vaults,

隱藏在保險箱裡，

collecting dust

幫微軟

in Microsoft,

看好錢財；

plus our quite crude

最後再加上

attempts at AI

我們新開發的 AI 人工智慧，

at a company called Lionhead,

由 Lionhead 協助開發。

mixing all those things together

把這三大要素結合起來，

just to get to this one simple idea:

完成了我最初的想法：

to create a real, living

創造一個真實的

being in a computer.

電腦人物出來。

Now, I'll be honest with you

我要誠實地告訴你們，

and say that most of it

大部分的科技

is just a trick,

不過是些小把戲罷了，

but it's a trick that actually works.

但這些小把戲卻能派上用場。

So why don't we go over and have

我們現在就來看看

a look at the demo now.

實際的操作展示吧...

This is Dimitri.

這位是狄米崔，

Dimitri, just waggle your arm around.

狄米崔，試著搖晃你的手。

Now, you notice he's sitting.

各位注意，他現在是坐著的，

There are no controllers,

手上沒有拿任何遙控器，

no keyboards,

沒有鍵盤，

or mice,

沒有滑鼠，

or joysticks, or joypads.

也沒有搖桿這類的東西，

He is just going to use

他只要用自己的雙手、

his hand, his body and his voice,

自己的身體和聲音，

just like humans interact with their hands, body and voice.

就像一般人類的互動一樣，只用手、身體和聲音。

So let's move forward.

讓我們接下去看看，

You're going to meet Milo for the first time.

你將第一次見到米羅。

We had to give him a problem

我們得為他設計一個難題，

because when we first created Milo,

因為在我們初次創造米羅時，

we realized that he came across as a little bit of a brat,

老實說，他看起來是

to be honest with you.

有點頑皮，

He was quite a know-it-all,

以為自己什麼都知道，

and he wanted to kind of make you laugh.

他也會逗別人發笑。

So the problem we introduced to him was this:

我們為他設定的難題是：

he's just moved house.

他剛搬新家。

He's moved from London

他剛從倫敦

to New England, over in America.

搬到美國的新英格蘭，

His parents are too busy

他的父母都太忙，

to listen to his problems,

而忽略了他的問題，

and that's when he starts almost conjuring you up.

那就是故事的背景，魔法要開始了。

So here he is

他現在走在

walking through the grass.

住家的草皮上，

And you're able to interact with his world.

你可以和他互動。

The cool thing is, what we're doing

最酷的是，我們所做的一切，

is we're changing the mind

將持續影響及改變

of Milo constantly.

米羅的想法，

That means no two people's Milos

也就是說，每一個人的米羅

can be the same.

個性都不一樣，

You're actually sculpting a human being here.

你在雕塑另一個人的個性。

So, he's discovering the garden.

他在看花園裡有什麼好玩的，

You're helping him discover the garden

你也可以幫他找找看，

by just pointing out these snails.

幫他指出哪裡有蝸牛，

Very simple at the start.

一開始就是這麼簡單。

By the way, if you are a boy, it's snails;

順道提一下，如果你是男孩，就幫忙找蝸牛，

if you're a girl, it's butterflies

如果是女孩，就幫忙找蝴蝶，

because what we found was that girls hate snails.

因為我們發現女孩子不喜歡蝸牛。

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

So remember, this is the first time you've met him,

請記住，這是你們第一次見面，

and we really want to draw you in and make you more curious.

我們希望能抓住你的注意力，並引發你的好奇心。

His face, by the way,

另外，他的表情是完全由

is fully AI-driven.

AI人工智慧所控制，

We have complete control over his blush responses,

我們可以控制他臉紅的反應，

the diameter of his nostrils

也可以控制他鼻孔的大小

to denote stress.

來表現他所承受的壓力。

We actually do something called body matching.

我們還運用一種叫做動作比對的技術，

If you're leaning forward,

當你往前傾的時時候，

he will try and slightly change

他會稍微改變

the neuro-linguistic nature of his face,

他臉上的細微表情，

because we went out with this strong idea:

因為我們一直有一種想法：

how can we make you believe that something's real?

要怎麼做才能讓你們相信米羅是真的人？

Now we've used the hand.

現在我們只用手來控制而已，

The other thing to use is your body.

我們還可以運用自己的身體。

Why not just, instead of pushing left and right

除了可以用滑鼠或搖桿

with a mouse or with a joypad,

來控制左右方向之外，

why not use your body just to lean on the chair --

為什麼不直接運用自己的身體呢？

again, relaxed?

還比較輕鬆不是嗎？

You can lean back,

你向後靠，

but the camera will change its perspective

攝影機就會改變視野，

depending on which way you're looking.

讓你看到從你的角度可以看到的東西。

So Dimitri's now going to use --

狄米崔現在是用

he's used his hand; he's used his body.

他的手和他的身體來控制，

He's now going to use the other thing which is essential,

他還可以用另一項他本身具備的工具來控制，

and that's his voice.

也就是他的聲音。

Now, the thing about voice is,

關於聲音，

our experience with voice recognition

我們對人聲辨識系統的印象

is pretty awful, isn't it?

一向不好，對吧？

It never works.

好像從來都不成功，

You order an airline ticket; you end up in Timbuktu.

你想要訂個機票，結果卻飛到非洲的提布圖去了。

So we've tackled that problem,

現在我們已經克服這個問題了，

and we've come up with a solution, which we'll see in a second.

等一下就會看到我們的成果。

Milo: I could just squish it.

米羅：我可以踩扁它。

Peter Molyneux: What are you going to do, Dimitri?

彼得：你想怎麼做？狄米崔？

Female Voice: Squashing a snail may not seem important,

女性聲音：踩扁蝸牛不是什麼了不起的大事，

but remember, even this choice

但請記住，即使是這麼小的決定，

will affect how Milo develops.

也會影響米羅日後的發展。

Do you want Milo to squash it?

你希望米羅踩扁蝸牛嗎？

When you see the microphone,

當你看到麥克風時，

say ... (PM: Squash.) ... yes to decide.

說出...(彼得：踩扁它)..你的決定。

Dimitri: Go on, Milo. Squash it.

狄米崔：去吧，米羅，踩扁它。

PM: No. That's the wrong thing to do.

彼得：不對，這樣做不對，

Now look at his response.

看看他的表情。

He said, "Go on, Milo. Squash it."

狄米崔說：「去吧，米羅，踩扁它。」

What we're using there is,

我們所使用的是

we're using something, a piece of technology called Tellme.

一種新科技，叫做 Tellme，

It's a company that Microsoft acquired some years ago.

那是微軟在幾年前購併的一家公司，

We've got a database of words which we recognize.

我們把所能辨認的字彙放進資料庫裡，

We pick those words out.

把那些字挑出來，

We also reference that

然後再參考

with the tonation database

我們為狄米崔

that we build up of Dimitri's voice,

或其他用戶的聲音所建立的

or the user's voice.

音調資料庫。

Now we need to have a bit more engagement,

現在我們要多一點互動了。

and again, what we can do

同樣的，我們可以

is we can look at the body.

運用我們的身體進行互動，

And we'll do that in a second.

等一下就會看到。

Milo: I wonder how deep it is.

米羅：這個池塘有多深啊？

Deep.

很深。

PM: Okay. So what we're going to do now

彼得：好，我們現在要做的是

is teach Milo to skim stones.

教米羅怎麼打水漂兒，

We're actually teaching him.

我們要真的教他打。

It's very, very interesting

有趣的是，

that men, more than women,

男人比女人在這方面，

tend to be more competitive here.

表現得更有企圖心，

They're fine with teaching Milo for the first few throws,

他們一開始會教米羅打幾次水漂兒，

but then they want to beat Milo,

但後來就會想要打敗米羅，

where women,

但是女性就不同了，

they're more nurturing about this.

他們會教導的角度來做這件事。

Okay, this is skimming stones.

好，這是打水漂兒的遊戲，

How do you skim stones?

你要怎麼打水漂兒？

You stand up,

你要先站起來，

and you skim the stone.

然後把石頭丟出去，

It's that simple.

就這麼簡單。

Just recognizing your body,

這項技術會先熟悉你的身體，

recognizing the body's motions, the tech,

瞭解你所做的動作，

understanding that you've gone

它現在知道你已經

from sitting down to standing up.

從坐姿改變成站姿了。

Again, all of this is done

同樣的，我們只要

in the way us humans do things,

做出我們平常所做的動作就可以了，

and that's crucially important

這樣的設計很重要，

if we want Milo to appear real.

因為我們希望米羅像真人一樣。

Female Voice: See if you can inspire him to do any better.

女性聲音：看看你是否能讓米羅打得更好，

Try hitting the boat.

試試看能不能打到那艘船。

Milo: Ahhh. So close.

米羅：啊...很接近了。

PM: That's Dimitri at his most competitive.

彼得：狄米崔現在表現出他強烈的企圖心了，

Now beaten an 11-year-old child. Well done.

他打敗了一個十一歲的孩子，幹得好。

Milo: Okay.

米羅：好。

PM: So, Milo's being called back in by his parents,

彼得：現在米羅被他的父母叫回家，

giving us time to be alone

我們有一點自己的時間，

and to help him out.

我們可以幫他一點忙。

Basically -- the bit that we missed at the start --

其實，在這個故事的一開始，

his parents had asked him to clean up his room.

米羅的爸媽曾經要他整理他自己的房間，

And we're going to help him with this now.

所以我們現在來幫他這個忙吧。

But this is going to be an introduction,

幫他整理房間可以讓米羅認識你，

and this is all about the deep psychology that we're trying to use.

我們希望引用一些深層心理學的技巧，

We're trying to introduce you

我們現在就要讓你們看看

to what I believe is the most wonderful part,

我們覺得最棒的地方：

you being able to talk

你可以用自己的聲音

in your natural voice to Milo.

和米羅說話。

Now, to do that, we needed a set up,

在這之前，我們要先準備一下，

like a magician's trick.

就像魔術表演一樣，

And what we did was,

我們要做的是，

we needed to give Milo this big problem.

丟給米羅一個問題。

So as Dimitri

當狄米崔

starts tidying up,

在幫忙收拾的時候，

you can overhear a conversation

你會聽到背後米羅在和

that Milo's having with his parents.

他的父母交談。

Milo's Mom: Oh, you've got gravy all over the floor. (Milo: I didn't mean to!)

米羅媽媽：噢，你把肉湯弄得到處都是了！(米羅：我又不是故意的！)

Milo's Mom: That carpet is brand new.

米羅媽媽：地毯是新的耶...

PM: So he's just spilled

彼得：米羅剛才把

a plate of sausages on the floor,

一盤肉湯灑到地上了，

on the brand-new carpet.

還灑在全新的地毯上。

We've all done it as parents; we've all done it as children.

身為父母的我們會有這種反應，但其實我們小時候也會犯錯。

Now's a chance for Dimitri

現在，狄米崔要趁機

to kind of reassure and calm Milo down.

安撫一下米羅，

It's all been too much for him.

因為米羅最近的壓力真的很大，

He's just moved house. He's got no friends.

他才剛到新家，又沒有什麼朋友，

Now is the time

所以在我們

when we open that portal

打開房門之後，

and allow you to talk to Milo.

你可以和米羅說說話。

Female Voice: Why don't you try saying something encouraging

女性聲音：要不要說些鼓勵的話，

to cheer Milo up.

來安慰米羅呢？

Dimitri: Come on, Milo. You know what parents are like.

狄米崔：算了吧，米羅，爸媽都是這樣的，

They're always getting stressed.

他們很容易就會發脾氣的。

Milo: What do they want to come here for anyway?

米羅：他們幹嘛要搬來這裡？

We don't know anyone.

我們又不認識什麼人。

Dimitri: Well, you've got a new school to go to.

狄米崔：嗯，你可以去新的學校啊，

You're going to meet loads of cool, new friends.

你會認識一堆很酷的新朋友哦！

Milo: I just really miss my old house, that's all.

米羅：我就是很想念舊家嘛！

Dimitri: Well, this is a pretty awesome house, Milo.

狄米崔：嗯，這個房子也很棒啊，米羅，

You've got a cool garden to play in and a pond.

有一座大花園，還有一個池塘。

Milo: It was good skimming stones.

米羅：打水漂兒是很好玩啦...

This looks nice.

我的房間變整齊了！

You cleaned up my room.

你幫我整理了房間啊...

Thanks.

謝謝！

PM: So after three-quarters of an hour,

彼得：大約在45分鐘之後，

he recognizes you.

他就能認得你了，

And I promise you, if you're sitting in front of this screen,

而且我告訴你，如果你坐在螢幕前面，

that is a truly wonderful moment.

你將會體會到很棒的事情。

And we're ready now

我們現在已經準備好

to tell a story about his childhood and his life,

要把他的童年和他的一生都告訴你，

and it goes on,

而且還會持續下去，

and he has, you know, many adventures.

他會有很多冒險的旅程，

Some of those adventures are a little bit dark or on the darker side.

有些冒險是去做壞事，

Some of those adventures are wonderfully encouraging --

有些則是能鼓動人心，

he's got to go to school.

像是他會去學校上學這件事。

The cool thing is

最酷的是，

that we're doing as well:

我們也會參與其中，

as you interact with him,

當你和他互動的時候，

you're able to put things into his world; he recognizes objects.

你可以把東西放進他的世界，而他會認得這些東西，

His mind is based in a cloud.

他的心智

That means Milo's mind,

仍像一張純潔的白紙，

as millions of people use it,

只要愈多人使用這個軟體，

will get smarter and cleverer.

米羅就會變得更聰明，

He'll recognize more objects

他會認得更多東西，

and thus understand more words.

也會學會更多字彙。

But for me,

但對我來說，

this is a wonderful opportunity

這是一個絕佳的機會，

where technology, at last, can be connected with,

讓我們終於可以把科技和人類連結在一起了，

where I am no longer restrained

我們不必再被自己的

by the finger I hold in my hand --

手指限制住了，

as far as a computer game's concerned --

因為這是目前的電玩的限制；

or by the blandness of not being noticed

我們也不會再有看電影或閱讀

if you're watching a film or a book.

所缺乏的雙向交流。

And I love those revolutions,

我喜歡這種改變，

and I love the future that Milo brings.

我喜歡有米羅的未來。

Thank you very much indeed.

真心謝謝各位！

(Applause)

(掌聲)