All work and no play?
Many conversational agents (CAs) are developed to answer users' questions in a
specialized domain. In everyday use of CAs, user experience may extend beyond satisfying …
specialized domain. In everyday use of CAs, user experience may extend beyond satisfying …
Turn-taking, feedback and joint attention in situated human–robot interaction
In this paper, we present a study where a robot instructs a human on how to draw a route on
a map. The human and robot are seated face-to-face with the map placed on the table …
a map. The human and robot are seated face-to-face with the map placed on the table …
Steering the conversation: A linguistic exploration of natural language interactions with a digital assistant during simulated driving
Given the proliferation of 'intelligent'and 'socially-aware'digital assistants embodying
everyday mobile technology–and the undeniable logic that utilising voice-activated controls …
everyday mobile technology–and the undeniable logic that utilising voice-activated controls …
" It's small talk, jim, but not as we know it." engendering trust through human-agent conversation in an autonomous, self-driving car
The use of speech has been popularised as a human-vehicle interface in the automotive
domain. While this is most often associated with alleviating concerns of driver distraction and …
domain. While this is most often associated with alleviating concerns of driver distraction and …
[PDF][PDF] Communicative listener feedback in human-agent interaction: Artificial speakers need to be attentive and adaptive
In human dialogue, listener feedback is a pervasive phenomenon that serves important
functions in the coordination of the conversation, both in regulating its flow, as well as in …
functions in the coordination of the conversation, both in regulating its flow, as well as in …
AsapRealizer 2.0: The next steps in fluent behavior realization for ECAs
H Van Welbergen, R Yaghoubzadeh… - Intelligent Virtual Agents …, 2014 - Springer
Natural human interaction is highly dynamic and responsive: interlocutors produce
utterances incrementally, smoothly switch speaking turns with virtually no delay, make use of …
utterances incrementally, smoothly switch speaking turns with virtually no delay, make use of …
[PDF][PDF] Combining incremental language generation and incremental speech synthesis for adaptive information presentation
Participants in a conversation are normally receptive to their surroundings and their
interlocutors, even while they are speaking and can, if necessary, adapt their ongoing …
interlocutors, even while they are speaking and can, if necessary, adapt their ongoing …
An architecture for fluid real-time conversational agents: integrating incremental output generation and input processing
S Kopp, H van Welbergen, R Yaghoubzadeh… - Journal on Multimodal …, 2014 - Springer
Embodied conversational agents still do not achieve the fluidity and smoothness of natural
conversational interaction. One main reason is that current system often respond with big …
conversational interaction. One main reason is that current system often respond with big …
Using knowledge graphs and behaviour trees for feedback-aware presentation agents
In this paper, we address the problem of how an interactive agent (such as a robot) can
present information to an audience and adapt the presentation according to the feedback it …
present information to an audience and adapt the presentation according to the feedback it …
Enhancing environmental engagement with natural language interfaces for in-vehicle navigation systems
Four on-road studies were conducted in the Clifton area of Nottingham, UK, aiming to
explore the relationships between driver workload and environmental engagement …
explore the relationships between driver workload and environmental engagement …