Hi Katherine ...
Other than the echo effect of the voice which I found hard if not impossible to decipher I found it an amazingly good adaptation and it was great to see this static image come to life.
I think it would be a brilliant tool and yes it would probably get more attention than a boring old professor and I do think it is worth pursuing.
I also think the information given might be retained a little more for it would be like this charcter was actually telling you his/her life story and we always lsiten more closely to individuals.
Verdict is I give it ...
Two Thumbs Up ... Good luck !!!
Best
Don Barone
"There is nothing as impenetrable as a closed mind"
and ..." if everything is a coincidence what is the point of studying or measuring or analyzing anything ?" db