The prospect of a job interview is enough to make many grown adults break into a sweat.
But what if you could polish your technique with a rehearsal in virtual reality first?
UK students are doing precisely that, using technology developed by a British company to brush up for university and job interviews.
Bodyswaps, a virtual reality company, has developed artificial intelligence software to assess how students perform in mock interviews.
Students wear VR headsets to join virtual interviews where a series of questions are put to them by digital avatars.
When the interview is finished, they can spin the perspective around to see their posture and hand movements in the form of their own personal avatar, while also listening back to their responses.
The technology automatically generates feedback across a range of areas, including talking speed, use of filler words – such as how many times they said “err” and “umm”, and quality of…
