We discuss the design of the Intermediary Agent's brain, the control module of an embodied conversational virtual peer in a simulation game aimed at providing learning experi...
In most contexts, learning is essential for the long-term autonomy of an agent. We describes here some essential and fundamental learning mechanisms implemented in a cognitive auto...
Usef Faghihi, Daniel Dubois, Mohamed Gaha, Roger N...
Metaphorical and contextual affect detection from open-ended text-based dialogue is challenging but essential for the building of effective intelligent user interfaces. In this pa...
Emotions play a critical role in creating engaging and believable characters to populate virtual worlds. Our goal is to create general computational models to support characters t...
When we communicate with others in a most primitive way like face-to-face conversation, we normally gather at a common physical place. This physical constraint has been recognized ...