We report work1 in progress on adding affect-detection to an existing program for virtual dramatic improvisation, monitored by a human director. To partially automate the director...
Li Zhang, John A. Barnden, Robert J. Hendley, Alan...
This paper describes the development of Papous, a Virtual Storyteller. Our ultimate goal is to obtain a synthetic character that tells stories in an expressive and believable way, ...
Old Dominion University (ODU) has been performing research in the area of training using virtual environments. The research involves both computer controlled agents and human part...
Frederic Rick McKenzie, Mark W. Scerbo, Jean M. Ca...
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...
The haptic modality – the sense of touch – is utilized very limitedly in current human-computer interaction. Especially in mobile communication, the haptic modality could prov...