episode description
Though computers have gotten faster, smaller and more versatile, it's still a big challenge to get them to demonstrate intelligent behaviors. Will machines like robots ever match - or perhaps even exceed - the capabilities of the human brain? Meet a robot that in ten years’ time could take care of tasks around the house that most of us would rather not do. Can someone who's quadriplegic or hearing impaired play a video game? Take a trip to an international Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, where a group of gamers used colorful tactics to convince mainstream developers to make video games that are accessible for everyone. Finally, it's a virtual world, but the transactions are real. Go inside Second Life, an online game where millions of people are creating digital personalities called avatars and are living virtual lives - meeting other avatars, going to events, and even buying property with real money.
