Title :
The ALIVE system: full-body interaction with autonomous agents
Author :
Maes, Pattie ; Darrell, Trevor ; Blumberg, Bruce ; Pentland, Alex
Author_Institution :
Media Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The cumbersome nature of wired interfaces and the limited nature of the interaction with graphical objects has so far limited the range of application of virtual environments. We discuss the design and implementation of a novel system, called ALIVE, which allows wireless full-body interaction between a human participant and a rich graphical world inhabited by autonomous agents. Based on results obtained with real users, the paper argues that this kind of system can provide more complex and very different experiences than traditional virtual reality systems. The ALIVE system significantly broadens the range of potential applications of virtual reality systems; in particular the paper discusses novel applications in the area of training and teaching, entertainment and last but not least, digital assistants or interface agents
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; cooperative systems; interactive systems; knowledge based systems; software agents; user interfaces; virtual reality; ALIVE system; autonomous agents; digital assistants; entertainment; full-body interaction; graphical objects; interface agents; teaching; training; virtual environments; virtual reality systems; wireless full-body interaction; Application software; Autonomous agents; Cameras; Color; Education; Embedded computing; Eye protection; Humans; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Animation '95., Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7062-2
DOI :
10.1109/CA.1995.393553
