Title :
A Software Architecture for Simulated Human-Human Conversation with User Intervention
Author_Institution :
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Abstract :
We present the high-level design of a prototype AIbased interactive system that simulates conversation between two animated virtual characters. The conversational choices made by each character are influenced by dynamic models of each virtual participant´s mental state. Also, the choices made by one character, the user´s Conversational Avatar, are at certain times under user control. This style of simulated conversation with user intervention is applicable to a range of potential applications in education and entertainment. Our current application is a training system for coaching caregivers on having social conversations with persons with Alzheimer´s Disease.
Keywords :
Alzheimer´s disease; Artificial intelligence; Avatars; Buildings; Facial animation; Interactive systems; Prototypes; Software architecture; Software prototyping; Speech;
Conference_Titel :
SoutheastCon, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8368-0
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2004.1287897