Real-Time Virtual Human for Promoting Clinical Trial Education and Recruitment.

Virtual human technology has gained popularity in the healthcare domain due to their cost-effectiveness, accessibility from computers and mobile devices, and ability to be tailored and customized. However, many virtual human applications rely on pre-scripted interactions and lack real-time capabilities. This limits the potential of virtual human technology in areas such as clinical trial recruitment, where there is a need to deliver up-to-date information on relevant clinical trials and tailor to diverse populations with diverse needs. In this work, we develop a virtual human desktop VR architecture that allows for real-time interactions. We demonstrate the real-time, tailored virtual human abilities such as dynamic responses to unscripted user input and assisting in searching for clinical trials based on user demographics.