ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Peter Molyneux - Game changer
The head of Microsoft's European games division, Peter Molyneux is building an astonishing new "virtual friend" who interacts with you.

Why you should listen

Game geeks have been buzzing about Project Natal for, seemingly, ever -- Microsoft's now-in-development gaming device that goes the Wii one better by allowing your whole body to become the joystick, using touchless, visual-recognition interface technology. What kind of game will be played on this immersive new equipment? Peter Molyneux is working on one that redefines the whole notion of "game" -- Milo.

Milo is a little boy (there's also to be a little girl, Kate) who quite simply acts like a little boy, learning your name, talking with you, going on walks around the lake. It's an immersive, slightly uncanny experience, as seen in the single year-old demo that's still blowing minds on YouTube. Molyneux himself is a game-industry legend who has created many titles. In 1997 he founded Lionhead Studios, makers of Fable, a role-playing game. Microsoft bought Lionhead in 2006, and will release the much-anticipated Fable III in the fall.

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Peter Molyneux: Meet Milo, the virtual boy

Peter Molyneux demos Milo, the virtual boy

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彼得·莫利纽克斯演示了在微软体感交互式立体游戏控制器系统(Kinect)平台上的一款备受瞩目的视频游戏:米洛。这个虚世界拟的男孩可以看、听、学习并认出和回应你,像一名真正的11岁男孩一样。
- Game changer
The head of Microsoft's European games division, Peter Molyneux is building an astonishing new "virtual friend" who interacts with you. Full bio

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When I saw a piece of technology技术 called KinectKinect的 --
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当我了解到一项称为Kinect的新技术——
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it was called Natal纳塔尔 -- I was inspired启发,
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原来叫做Natal——我有了灵感,
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and I thought for a moment时刻,
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思考了一会儿,
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maybe it's possible可能
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也许可以
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to address地址 that one problem问题 of storytelling评书,
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解决一个讲故事时会遇到的问题,
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to create创建 a character字符
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即创造一个"人"
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which哪一个 seemed似乎 alive,
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一个看起来活生生的
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which哪一个 noticed注意到 me,
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可以看到我,
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that could look me in the eyes眼睛
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可以看到我的内心深处
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and feel real真实,
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并且感觉很真实的人,
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and sculpt塑造 a story故事 about our relationship关系.
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我们之间还能有点感情。
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And so a year ago,
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所以一年之前
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I showed显示 this off
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我在E3计算机展览上
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at a computer电脑 show显示 called E3.
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展示了这个东西。
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And this was a piece of technology技术
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我们让克莱尔通过这项技术
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with someone有人 called Claire克莱尔 interacting互动 with this boy男孩.
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同这个小男孩进行互动交流
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And there was a huge巨大 row online线上
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并且在互联网上引起了激烈的讨论
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about, "Hey, this can't be real真实."
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都说“嘿,这不可能吧。”
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And so I waited等待 till直到 now
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所以我直到现在
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to have an actual实际 demo演示
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才对这项崭新高科技
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of the real真实 tech高科技.
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进行现场演示。
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Now, this tech高科技 incorporates合并
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现在,这项高科技产品融合了
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three big elements分子.
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三项主要技术。
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The first is a KinectKinect的 camera相机,
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首先是Kinect摄像头,
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which哪一个 will be out in November十一月,
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将在11月推出上市,
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some incredible难以置信 AIAI
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还有令人难以置信的人工智能
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that was hidden in the dusty尘土飞扬 vaults金库,
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隐藏在灰尘漫天的地下室里,
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collecting搜集 dust灰尘
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微软
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in Microsoft微软,
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把这些灰尘打扫,
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plus our quite相当 crude原油
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再加上我们在
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attempts尝试 at AIAI
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狮子头公司
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at a company公司 called Lionhead狮子头,
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人工智能方面的初步尝试,
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mixing混合 all those things together一起
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把这些所有的东西合到一起
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just to get to this one simple简单 idea理念:
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就得到了一个简单的想法:
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to create创建 a real真实, living活的
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在计算机里创造一个真实、生动
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being存在 in a computer电脑.
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的生命体。
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Now, I'll be honest诚实 with you
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现在,我要诚实的告诉你
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and say that most of it
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这其中的大多数
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is just a trick,
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只是个戏法儿,
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but it's a trick that actually其实 works作品.
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但这戏法儿确实有效 。
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So why don't we go over and have
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现在,让我们一起过来
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a look at the demo演示 now.
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看看演示吧。
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This is Dimitri迪米特里.
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他是迪米特里。
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Dimitri迪米特里, just waggle摇摆 your arm around.
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迪米特里,来回摆摆你的手。
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Now, you notice注意 he's sitting坐在.
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请注意,他现在是坐着的。
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There are no controllers控制器,
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没有用控制器,
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no keyboards键盘,
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没有键盘,
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or mice老鼠,
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或者鼠标,
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or joysticks操纵杆, or joypads手掣.
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或者操纵杆和手柄。
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He is just going to use
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他只是正在用
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his hand, his body身体 and his voice语音,
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他的手、身体和声音,
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just like humans人类 interact相互作用 with their hands, body身体 and voice语音.
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就像人与人之间用手、身体和声音交流一样。
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So let's move移动 forward前锋.
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我们继续。
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You're going to meet遇到 Milo米洛 for the first time.
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你现在是第一次遇到米洛。
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We had to give him a problem问题
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我们得给他设计个难题,
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because when we first created创建 Milo米洛,
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we realized实现 that he came来了 across横过 as a little bit of a brat小子,
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发现他就像个小顽童一样
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to be honest诚实 with you.
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十分顽皮。
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He was quite相当 a know-it-all知道这一切,
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他什么都知道,
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and he wanted to kind of make you laugh.
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So the problem问题 we introduced介绍 to him was this:
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因此我们为他引入的问题是:
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he's just moved移动 house.
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米洛刚刚搬了家。
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He's moved移动 from London伦敦
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来到在美国的新英格兰。
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His parents父母 are too busy
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他的父母太忙了
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to listen to his problems问题,
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没时间听他的困扰,
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and that's when he starts启动 almost几乎 conjuring戏法 you up.
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这时候,他的魔法就要开始了。
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So here he is
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walking步行 through通过 the grass.
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正在草坪上散步。
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And you're able能够 to interact相互作用 with his world世界.
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你还可以和他交流。
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The cool thing is, what we're doing
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is we're changing改变 the mind心神
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会不断地改变
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of Milo米洛 constantly经常.
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米洛的思想。
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That means手段 no two people's人们 Milos米洛斯
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这就意味着每个人的米洛
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can be the same相同.
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都是不同的。
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You're actually其实 sculpting雕刻 a human人的 being存在 here.
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实际上在这里你是在塑造一个人。
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So, he's discovering发现 the garden花园.
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嗯,他正在探索花园。
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You're helping帮助 him discover发现 the garden花园
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你得帮他找找看
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by just pointing指点 out these snails蜗牛.
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点击那些蜗牛就行。
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Very simple简单 at the start开始.
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By the way, if you are a boy男孩, it's snails蜗牛;
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顺便说一下,如果是男孩子,这就是蜗牛;
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if you're a girl女孩, it's butterflies蝴蝶
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如果是女孩子,它会变成蝴蝶,
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because what we found发现 was that girls女孩 hate讨厌 snails蜗牛.
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因为我们发现女孩子讨厌蜗牛。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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So remember记得, this is the first time you've met会见 him,
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and we really want to draw you in and make you more curious好奇.
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实际上我们希望这能吸引你,并引发你的好奇心。
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His face面对, by the way,
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is fully充分 AI-drivenAI驱动.
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是由人工智能驱动的。
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We have complete完成 control控制 over his blush脸红 responses回复,
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我们完全可以控制他脸红的表情,
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the diameter直径 of his nostrils鼻孔
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to denote表示 stress强调.
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We actually其实 do something called body身体 matching匹配.
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实际上我们用的是肢体工作追踪技术。
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If you're leaning forward前锋,
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he will try and slightly change更改
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the neuro-linguistic神经语言 nature性质 of his face面对,
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because we went out with this strong强大 idea理念:
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因为我们清楚知道我们所要做的是:
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how can we make you believe that something's什么是 real真实?
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怎样做才能让你们相信这些都是真实的呢?
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Now we've我们已经 used the hand.
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The other thing to use is your body身体.
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Why not just, instead代替 of pushing推动 left and right
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with a mouse老鼠 or with a joypad手柄,
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why not use your body身体 just to lean on the chair椅子 --
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除此之外为什么不用身体呢?
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again, relaxed轻松?
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这样更轻松一点吧。
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You can lean back,
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如果向后靠
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but the camera相机 will change更改 its perspective透视
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depending根据 on which哪一个 way you're looking.
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让你看到这个角度能看到的东西。
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So Dimitri's迪米特里的 now going to use --
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迪米特里现在是用
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he's used his hand; he's used his body身体.
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他之前已经用了手和身体来控制。
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He's now going to use the other thing which哪一个 is essential必要,
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也就是他的声音。
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Now, the thing about voice语音 is,
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声音这东西,
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our experience经验 with voice语音 recognition承认
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语音识别系统带给我们的体验
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is pretty漂亮 awful可怕, isn't it?
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一直不怎么样。
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It never works作品.
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从来没好使过。
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You order订购 an airline航空公司 ticket; you end结束 up in Timbuktu廷巴克图.
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订张机票,结果飞到提布图(非洲城市)去了。
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So we've我们已经 tackled解决 that problem问题,
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这个问题我们已经解决,
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and we've我们已经 come up with a solution, which哪一个 we'll see in a second第二.
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马上就会看到我们的成果。
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Milo米洛: I could just squish果酱 it.
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米洛:我可以踩扁它。
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Peter彼得 Molyneux莫利纽克斯: What are you going to do, Dimitri迪米特里?
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彼得·莫利纽克斯:你打算怎么做呢,迪米特里?
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Female Voice语音: Squashing挤压 a snail蜗牛 may可能 not seem似乎 important重要,
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女性声音:踩扁蜗牛没什么大不了的,
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but remember记得, even this choice选择
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但请记住,每一次选择
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will affect影响 how Milo米洛 develops发展.
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都会影响米洛的成长。
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Do you want Milo米洛 to squash壁球 it?
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你想让米洛踩扁它吗?
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When you see the microphone麦克风,
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当你看到麦克风时,
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say ... (PM下午: Squash壁球.) ... yes to decide决定.
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就说出...(彼得:踩吧)...你的选择。
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Dimitri迪米特里: Go on, Milo米洛. Squash壁球 it.
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迪米特里:米洛,去踩扁它。
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PM下午: No. That's the wrong错误 thing to do.
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彼得:不要吧,这样不好。
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Now look at his response响应.
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现在我们看他的反应。
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He said, "Go on, Milo米洛. Squash壁球 it."
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迪米特里说“米洛,去踩扁它”,
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What we're using运用 there is,
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这里我们用的是,
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we're using运用 something, a piece of technology技术 called Tellme告诉我.
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我们用了一种叫做Tellme的新科技。
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It's a company公司 that Microsoft微软 acquired后天 some years年份 ago.
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这是微软前几年收购的一家公司的技术。
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We've我们已经 got a database数据库 of words which哪一个 we recognize认识.
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我们已经为能辨认的字符建立了数据库。
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We pick those words out.
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把那些字挑出来。
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We also reference参考 that
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我们也参考了
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with the tonationtonation database数据库
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我们为迪米特里
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that we build建立 up of Dimitri's迪米特里的 voice语音,
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或者是其他用户的声音
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or the user's用户 voice语音.
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建立的语音数据库。
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Now we need to have a bit more engagement订婚,
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现在我们需要多一点的交流。
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and again, what we can do
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同样的,我们能做的
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is we can look at the body身体.
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就是用身体来交流。
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And we'll do that in a second第二.
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马上就要这么做了。
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Milo米洛: I wonder奇迹 how deep it is.
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米洛:我想知道它有多深。
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Deep.
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挺深的。
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PM下午: Okay. So what we're going to do now
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彼得:好,下面我们要做的
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is teach Milo米洛 to skim撇去 stones石头.
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就是教米洛打水漂儿。
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We're actually其实 teaching教学 him.
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真的要教他打哦。
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It's very, very interesting有趣
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特别,特别有意思
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that men男人, more than women妇女,
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比起女人,男人们
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tend趋向 to be more competitive竞争的 here.
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在这儿更显得争强好胜。
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They're fine with teaching教学 Milo米洛 for the first few少数 throws,
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他们会好好的教米洛开始的几次,
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but then they want to beat击败 Milo米洛,
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但之后就想打败他。
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where women妇女,
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而女人们
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they're more nurturing培育 about this.
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则教导有方。
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Okay, this is skimming略读 stones石头.
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嗯,这就是打水漂儿游戏。
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How do you skim撇去 stones石头?
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怎么打呢?
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You stand up,
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先站起来,
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and you skim撇去 the stone.
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扔出石头。
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It's that simple简单.
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挺简单的。
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Just recognizing认识 your body身体,
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先要进行人体识别,
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recognizing认识 the body's身体的 motions运动, the tech高科技,
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这项技术先要识别人体的动作,
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understanding理解 that you've gone走了
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知晓你已经
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from sitting坐在 down to standing常设 up.
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从坐姿变为站姿。
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Again, all of this is doneDONE
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in the way us humans人类 do things,
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的方式和我们平时做的一样
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and that's crucially关键 important重要
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这一点十分重要
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if we want Milo米洛 to appear出现 real真实.
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因为我们想让米洛显得更加真实。
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Female Voice语音: See if you can inspire启发 him to do any better.
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女性声音:再试试,看能不能教米洛做的更好。
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Try hitting the boat.
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试试看能不能打到船那
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Milo米洛: Ahhh唉唉. So close.
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米洛:啊,就差一点点。
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PM下午: That's Dimitri迪米特里 at his most competitive竞争的.
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彼得:迪米特里开始争强好胜了。
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Now beaten殴打 an 11-year-old-岁 child儿童. Well doneDONE.
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好样的,他击败了这个11岁的男孩子。
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Milo米洛: Okay.
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米洛:好吧。
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PM下午: So, Milo's米洛的 being存在 called back in by his parents父母,
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彼得:现在米洛的父母要叫他回家吃饭了,
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giving us time to be alone单独
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留给我们的是独处的时间
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and to help him out.
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还可以帮帮他。
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Basically基本上 -- the bit that we missed错过 at the start开始 --
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其实——开始的时候我们忘说了——
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his parents父母 had asked him to clean清洁 up his room房间.
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他父母已经让他整理自己的房间。
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And we're going to help him with this now.
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我们现在去帮帮他。
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But this is going to be an introduction介绍,
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收拾房子可以当作自我介绍,
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and this is all about the deep psychology心理学 that we're trying to use.
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这些我们都试着在用一些深层次的心理学技术。
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We're trying to introduce介绍 you
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现在我就要向你们介绍
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to what I believe is the most wonderful精彩 part部分,
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我认为最神奇的部分,
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you being存在 able能够 to talk
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你可以用自己平日里说话的方式
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in your natural自然 voice语音 to Milo米洛.
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和米洛进行交谈。
08:11
Now, to do that, we needed需要 a set up,
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这之前我们需要准备一下,
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like a magician's魔术师的 trick.
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像魔法一样。
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And what we did was,
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并且之前
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we needed需要 to give Milo米洛 this big problem问题.
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我们给米洛准备了个大麻烦。
08:19
So as Dimitri迪米特里
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所以当迪米特里
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starts启动 tidying整理 up,
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收拾东西的时候,
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you can overhear偷听 a conversation会话
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你能隐约听见一些声音
08:26
that Milo's米洛的 having with his parents父母.
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是米洛和他妈妈。
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Milo's米洛的 Mom妈妈: Oh, you've got gravy all over the floor地板. (Milo米洛: I didn't mean to!)
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米洛妈妈:噢~你把肉汁弄得地板上哪儿都是。(米洛:我不是故意的!)
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Milo's米洛的 Mom妈妈: That carpet地毯 is brand new.
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米洛妈妈:地毯是新的啊。
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PM下午: So he's just spilled
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彼得:他刚刚把
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a plate盘子 of sausages香肠 on the floor地板,
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一盘香肠倒在了地板上,
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on the brand-new全新的 carpet地毯.
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在新买的地毯上。
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We've我们已经 all doneDONE it as parents父母; we've我们已经 all doneDONE it as children孩子.
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身为父母的我们都这样训斥过,而小时候我们也都犯过这样的错。
08:41
Now's现在是 a chance机会 for Dimitri迪米特里
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现在迪米特里
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to kind of reassure再保证 and calm冷静 Milo米洛 down.
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要趁机安慰米洛并让他冷静下来。
08:45
It's all been too much for him.
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这一切对他来说太沉重了。
08:47
He's just moved移动 house. He's got no friends朋友.
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他刚搬了家,又没朋友,
08:50
Now is the time
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当我们打开房门
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when we open打开 that portal门户
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就是时候
08:54
and allow允许 you to talk to Milo米洛.
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让你和米洛聊聊了。
08:57
Female Voice语音: Why don't you try saying something encouraging鼓舞人心的
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女性声音:说点什么鼓励米洛
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to cheer欢呼 Milo米洛 up.
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让他振作一点吧。
09:02
Dimitri迪米特里: Come on, Milo米洛. You know what parents父母 are like.
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迪米特里:算啦,米洛。父母都是这样,你懂的。
09:04
They're always getting得到 stressed强调.
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他们总是生气。
09:08
Milo米洛: What do they want to come here for anyway无论如何?
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米洛:他们搬来这里想要干什么?
09:12
We don't know anyone任何人.
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我们谁都不认识。
09:15
Dimitri迪米特里: Well, you've got a new school学校 to go to.
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迪米特里:嗯,你可以去新学校啊。
09:17
You're going to meet遇到 loads负载 of cool, new friends朋友.
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你会遇到一些很酷的新朋友。
09:22
Milo米洛: I just really miss小姐 my old house, that's all.
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米洛:可我就是想原来的家。
09:28
Dimitri迪米特里: Well, this is a pretty漂亮 awesome真棒 house, Milo米洛.
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迪米特里:嗯,这个房子也不错啊,米洛。
09:30
You've got a cool garden花园 to play in and a pond池塘.
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现在有一个很棒的花园,还有池塘。
09:37
Milo米洛: It was good skimming略读 stones石头.
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米洛:打水漂儿确实不错。
09:47
This looks容貌 nice不错.
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房间干净了。
09:50
You cleaned清洗 up my room房间.
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你打扫了我的房间。
09:52
Thanks谢谢.
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谢谢。
09:54
PM下午: So after three-quarters四分之三 of an hour小时,
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彼得:45分钟之后,
09:56
he recognizes识别 you.
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米洛就认识你了。
09:58
And I promise诺言 you, if you're sitting坐在 in front面前 of this screen屏幕,
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我保证,如果你一直坐在屏幕前面,
10:01
that is a truly wonderful精彩 moment时刻.
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那这真的是非常美妙的时刻。
10:04
And we're ready准备 now
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现在我们准备好
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to tell a story故事 about his childhood童年 and his life,
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要讲述米洛童年和生活的故事了,
10:08
and it goes on,
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而且还会继续下去,
10:10
and he has, you know, many许多 adventures冒险.
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你懂的,他有过很多冒险经历。
10:12
Some of those adventures冒险 are a little bit dark黑暗 or on the darker side.
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有一些是去做一点点坏事。
10:15
Some of those adventures冒险 are wonderfully奇妙 encouraging鼓舞人心的 --
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有一些则很鼓舞人心。
10:17
he's got to go to school学校.
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比如他去上学。
10:19
The cool thing is
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最酷的是
10:21
that we're doing as well:
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当你和他互动的时候,
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as you interact相互作用 with him,
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我们也会参与其中,
10:25
you're able能够 to put things into his world世界; he recognizes识别 objects对象.
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你可以放一些东西进入他的世界,并且他能认得那些东西。
10:28
His mind心神 is based基于 in a cloud.
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他的想法还是朦胧的。
10:31
That means手段 Milo's米洛的 mind心神,
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这意味着,
10:33
as millions百万 of people use it,
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只要有许多人玩这个游戏,
10:35
will get smarter聪明 and cleverer聪明.
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米洛就会越来越聪明。
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He'll地狱 recognize认识 more objects对象
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他会认识更多的东西,
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and thus从而 understand理解 more words.
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学到更多的文字。
10:41
But for me,
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但对于我来说,
10:43
this is a wonderful精彩 opportunity机会
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这是一个很好的机会
10:45
where technology技术, at last, can be connected连接的 with,
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让我们最终把科技和人类连在一起,
10:48
where I am no longer restrained矜持
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我不再被手掌上的
10:50
by the finger手指 I hold保持 in my hand --
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手指束缚——
10:52
as far as a computer电脑 game's游戏 concerned关心 --
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目前许多电脑游戏都是这样——
10:54
or by the blandness平淡 of not being存在 noticed注意到
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看电影或者看书的时候
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if you're watching观看 a film电影 or a book.
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也不会因为没人觉察而感到无聊。
10:59
And I love those revolutions革命,
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我爱这些改变,
11:02
and I love the future未来 that Milo米洛 brings带来.
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我爱米洛带来的未来。
11:04
Thank you very much indeed确实.
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十分感谢。
11:06
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Xun Zheng
Reviewed by Patrick Feng

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Peter Molyneux - Game changer
The head of Microsoft's European games division, Peter Molyneux is building an astonishing new "virtual friend" who interacts with you.

Why you should listen

Game geeks have been buzzing about Project Natal for, seemingly, ever -- Microsoft's now-in-development gaming device that goes the Wii one better by allowing your whole body to become the joystick, using touchless, visual-recognition interface technology. What kind of game will be played on this immersive new equipment? Peter Molyneux is working on one that redefines the whole notion of "game" -- Milo.

Milo is a little boy (there's also to be a little girl, Kate) who quite simply acts like a little boy, learning your name, talking with you, going on walks around the lake. It's an immersive, slightly uncanny experience, as seen in the single year-old demo that's still blowing minds on YouTube. Molyneux himself is a game-industry legend who has created many titles. In 1997 he founded Lionhead Studios, makers of Fable, a role-playing game. Microsoft bought Lionhead in 2006, and will release the much-anticipated Fable III in the fall.

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