In this paper, we focus on experience-based role play with virtual agents to provide young
adults at the risk of exclusion with social skill training. We present a scenario-based serious …

The outcome of interpersonal interactions depends not only on the contents that we
communicate verbally, but also on nonverbal social signals. Because a lack of social skills is …

In this paper we present a novel approach to the combined modeling of multimodal fusion
and interaction management. The approach is based on a declarative multimodal event …

Through interaction with the virtual environment and virtual characters, users are able to
influence the storyline of many games. The design choice for the style of interactivity can …

Mobile phones have benefited from many enhancements since several years, including an
increasing number of their embedded sensors (accelerometer, light sensor...). Created for …

Background: Game scenario is an important factor for achieving player enjoyment;
consisting a key business success factor. Additionally, the production of early design …

Today's computer systems provide a vast variety of functionalities but at the same time lack
an intelligent and natural user interface. The idea of companion technology is to …

Abstract In recent years, Social Signal Processing (SSP) has gradually emerged as a new
research field in human-computer interaction aiming to build a new generation of “social …