Crafting the illusion of meaning: Template-based specification of embodied conversational behavior

M. Stone, D. DeCarlo

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Abstract

Templates are a widespread natural language technology that achieves believability within a narrow range of interaction and coverage. We consider templates for embodied conversational behavior. Such templates combine a specific pattern of marked-up text, specifying prosody and conversational signals as well as words, with similarly annotated gaps that can be filled in by rule to yield a coherent contribution to a dialogue with a user. In this paper we argue that templates can give a designer substantial freedom to realize specific combinations of behaviors in interactions with users and thereby to explore the relationships among such factors as emotion, personality, individuality and social role.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 16th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2003
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages11-16
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0769519342
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Event16th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2003 - New Brunswick, United States
Duration: May 8 2003May 9 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE Workshop on Program Comprehension
Volume2003-January
ISSN (Print)1092-8138

Other

Other16th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2003
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Brunswick
Period5/8/035/9/03

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture

Keywords

  • Animation
  • Art
  • Cognitive science
  • Computer science
  • Displays
  • Face
  • Humans
  • Natural languages
  • Prototypes
  • Usability

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