Virtual avatars are one thing. But what about real bodies? Would identifying with another person's body make you behave more like that person? If the body belongs to a different gender, age, or ethnicity than yours, would you become more empathic to others in that group?... TO KEEP READING CLICK HERE: http://science.kqed.org/quest/2012/07/31/avatars-and-the-mirrorbox-can-humans-hack-empathy/
Mirrorbox: The Story of How Art Became Science
VIDEO on Empathy!
Another reference :)
Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab: http://vhil.stanford.edu/mission/
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