Print Screen Showing An Avatar (IMAGE) U.S. National Science Foundation Caption The use of empathic and life-like avatars as cognitive tutors developed in the US is central to a project that uses an online game developed in Finland to help elementary and middle-school students with fluent reading and deep comprehension of science texts. Credit Boulder Learning Technologies Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.