Let’s face it, science is rooted in communication. If scientists could not work together to share their ideas or discoveries, the fields of science would slow down to a crawl. But how do we encourage young scientists to share their knowledge and discoveries with the world and still provide a safe internet environment? I give you… Voki.
Voki www.voki.com is a free service that allows you to create your own talking voice character. These animated characters or “avatars” enable people to express themselves on the web with a voice but as a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters–animals, monsters, anime etc. You can even have your Voki speak with your own voice by adding your voice with a microphone, upload, or by phone.
Click on this link to check out a simple avatar I created for this blog post:
http://www.voki.com/php/viewmessage/?chsm=14bd9b1099342ee7e1061c4d446bc27e&mId=400764
What can you do with Voki? Check out a number of cool uses here:
