*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** See: http://jackiestrike.com/ For immediate release: Presidential Candidate Opens Digital Debate "My name is Jackie Strike. With your support, I'm going to be the first female president of the United States." The candidate bold enough to make this claim has got to be out of this world. 8 September 2000 - Jackie Strike is one candidate who doesn't dodge debate. For the first time, a politician responds directly to each citizen's questions and concerns 24 hours a day. State of the art technology enables the virtual presidential hopeful to engage citizens in digital debate at www.jackiestrike.com. By combining information, politics and technology, the website demonstrates that political sites don't have to be bland, and candidates can involve voters in interactive dialogue. "I'm here to talk about my candidacy, the issues and more. What's your name?" beckons the virtual voice through the loudspeakers. In the browser window, the lip-syncing 3-D character warmly smiles in anticipation of dialogue. Users type in questions, and get immediate spoken and written responses on issues such as gun control, social security and campaign finance reform. "The great thing about an e- campaign is that the issues are put to debate not just prime time, but online and all the time", comments Strike, "True democratic process must be interactive. The talk must go on." The one-on-one chat with the talking 3-D candidate sets not only a political precedent, but is a technological first. The quick-loading, browser-friendly interactive 3-D candidate is brought online by noDNA: "Jackie is the first presidential candidate to use the dynamic progression streaming of our 'VuppetChannel' browser extension" explains noDNA CEO, Olaf Schirm. "This channel transmits Jackie in 3D right onto your desktop, ensures that Jackie's appearance and actions cannot be tampered with by third parties and provides body movements, facial expressions and lip-sync speech in real time." The 3-D character is interfaced with Kiwilogic's intelligent language systems, enabling Jackie to understand and respond to users' questions. "Usually presidential candidates don't even know who their voters are or what issues are important to them" says Kiwilogic CEO, Karl-Ludwig von Wendt. "Jackie is available for her voters 24/7. Our unique Lingubot-technology brings real interactivity to any website and a new quality into the relationship between politicians and the people." The Jackie chat feature rounds out the technologies on offer at jackiestrike.com, including voice-moderated web tours, the "Phrasemonger" speech generator, forums, polls, volunteer email supporter program, e-cards and an e-ballot . Jackie's mission is to make politics entertaining while helping voters find the information they need to make informed decisions. Lars Hinrichs, Böttcher Hinrichs CEO and initiator of the virtual politician: "The future of democracy is digital. Jackie Strike is the first candidate to tackle the issues by talking candidly and personally to each citizen. The debate is open, and everyone is welcome to speak their mind at Jackie at jackiestrike.com." Jackie Strike - She's smart, modern, dynamic and unlike her mortal peers, Jackie Strike is accessible - around the clock and the calendar. Jackie is the digital answer to today's politician. At the click of a mouse, she generates a new speech, randomly quoting Bush and Gore… even JFK, MLK and the Declaration of Independence. Jackie Strike's site www.jackiestrike.com combines politics, technology and communication into an entertaining mix. In addition to her turbulent biography, campaign diary and issues statements, a view is provided into the virtual candidate's personal and political life. With Jackie's "web-tours", visitors are introduced interesting and obscure sites that might otherwise go unnoticed. Jackie will be appearing live on internet events, and visitors can communicate online directly with the browser-friendly interactive 3-D character. Further information is available at: http://www.jackiestrike.org/pressoffice. Jackie for President Ltd., initiators of the Strike campaign, is a joint venture of Boettcher Hinrichs AG, noDNA AG and Web Pilots Corp. Boettcher Hinrichs AG - (http://www.boettcher-hinrichs.com) develops applications s for political and corporate communication, and provides PR Consulting and Relationship Management for Internet companies. noDNA AG (http://www.nodna.com) is the first agency for virtual models and actors. In addition to renting virtual actors developed in-house, noDNA also acquires virtual characters from designers worldwide and offers solutions for realtime interactive Newsspeakers, Hosts, Entertainers and Consultants for Web, IT and digital media. Web Pilots Corp. (http://www.webpilots.com) lead internet users on topical voyages through the World Wide Web by means of editorially-supported tour engines. Additional Jackie Supporter is kiwilogic.com AG (http://www.kiwilogic.com), which develops "Lingubots™" using natural language technology that lets a computer "understand" and respond to human dialogue. Further partner is EM.TV, the European market leader in merchandising. Jackie is also supported by new7wonders.com and whitehouseprotests.com. ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. 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