In this paper, we propose a new integration approach for simulation and behaviour in the learning context that is able to coherently manage the shared virtual environment for the ...
Creating conversational interfaces for children is challenging in several respects. These include acoustic modeling for automatic speech recognition (ASR), language and dialog mode...
The emerging standards for the specification of Web Services support the publication of the static interfaces of the operations they may execute. However, little attention is paid...
Simulations utilizing virtual humans, or computer controlled agents, are more predominant now than ever. Many of these simulations suffer from a lack of effective, stimulating, and...
In this paper, we describe the development of an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) implementing the concept of a companion, i.e. an agent supporting the persistent representatio...
Marc Cavazza, Cameron Smith, Daniel Charlton, Li Z...