Re: Hey Curt: Behavioral Systems Theory

Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:-
>it doesn't matter whether the
>toy was remote controlled or not. What matters is that it's behaviour
>was both sudden (unexpected) and lifelike, so that the passerby's
>response was exactly what it would have been if the toy had been alive.

I actually agree with you! - and I think that may be extended to
anything
that has the 'potential' to exhibit 'individually activated
expressions'.
If this were not so we wouldn't make such an effort to imitate the
behaviour
looks and mannerisms creating androids and animated look-a-likes.
N.

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