<s>
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
software	O
program	O
that	O
has	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
chatbot	B-Protocol
,	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
virtual	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
starts	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
options	O
and	O
then	O
may	O
choose	O
their	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
's	O
ethnic	O
type	O
,	O
personality	O
,	O
location	O
,	O
clothing	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
load	O
a	O
pre-built	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
from	O
a	O
Digital	O
DNA	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
options	O
are	O
determined	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
3-D	O
animated	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
of	O
their	O
selection	O
and	O
then	O
can	O
engage	O
them	O
in	O
conversation	O
,	O
progressing	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
ELIZA	B-Application
and	O
its	O
successors	O
,	O
the	O
chatbots	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
versions	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
,	O
this	O
is	O
done	O
through	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
versions	O
also	O
support	O
voice	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
's	O
current	O
publishing	O
company	O
,	O
CyberPunk	O
Software	O
,	O
claims	O
that	O
over	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
are	O
in	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinSite	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
Internet	O
shareware	O
distribution	O
site	O
that	O
does	O
publish	O
public	O
download	O
counts	O
,	O
has	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
now	O
listed	O
some	O
version	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
in	O
their	O
top	O
three	O
shareware	O
downloads	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
with	O
well	O
over	O
seven	O
hundred	O
thousand	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
reported	O
on	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
that	O
two	O
bank	O
security	O
guards	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
distracted	O
from	O
their	O
duties	O
by	O
playing	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
and	O
then	O
tried	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
allowed	O
US$	O
52,000	O
to	O
be	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
of	O
beta	O
testers	O
and	O
advisers	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Compadre	O
and	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
beta	O
testing	O
site	O
and	O
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
has	O
developed	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
conduct	O
longer	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
interactions	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
recent	O
beta	O
releases	O
,	O
criticism	O
has	O
arisen	O
that	O
this	O
may	O
lead	O
some	O
users	O
to	O
social	O
isolation	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
program	O
as	O
a	O
substitute	O
for	O
real	O
human	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
company	O
representative	O
,	O
Nancy	O
,	O
indirectly	O
responded	O
to	O
such	O
accusations	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
ABC	O
News	O
reporter	O
Mike	O
Martinez	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
played	O
a	O
valuable	O
role	O
by	O
allowing	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
social	O
interactions	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
may	O
not	O
normally	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
with	O
rough	O
release	O
dates	O
and	O
PC	O
platforms	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
designed	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Protocol
Woman	I-Protocol
(	O
????	O
)	O
</s>
