Embodied Conversational Agents and Interactive Virtual Humans for Training Simulators

Girija CHETTY, Matthew White

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Abstract

Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA) and Interactive Virtual Humans (IVH) based on 3D Virtual and Augmented reality technologies can be immensely beneficial for human to human communications and interpersonal skills training for a range of skills including sales pitching, negotiation, leadership, interviewing, and communicating with empathy and cultural sensitivities. They provide an opportunity to practice the skills needed for communicating with humans in difficult environments, with virtual simulated scenarios. And these complex environments can include health care contexts, sales, retail and customer service contexts, or communication with people with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. At HCT research Centre at University of Canberra, we have been investigating several new technology frameworks and algorithmic techniques for building ECAs and IVHs based on integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), deep machine learning, cloud computing, 3D virtual and augmented reality
technologies, as training simulators for different application contexts. In this paper, we present the details in terms of the research, technology and implementation for modelling different persona for ECAs and IVHs. A multilevel
architecture with adaptable functional modules based on the customized persona for different virtual environments, their implementation using an integrated cloud based software platform and its evaluation is discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2019 Audio Visual Speech Processing Conference (AVSP)
Place of PublicationMelbourne, Australia
PublisherInternational Speech Communication Association
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventAVSP 2019 - International Conference on Auditory-Visual Speech Processing - Melbourne, Melourne, Australia
Duration: 10 Aug 201911 Aug 2019
https://avsp2019.loria.fr/

Conference

ConferenceAVSP 2019 - International Conference on Auditory-Visual Speech Processing
Abbreviated titleAVSP 2019
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelourne
Period10/08/1911/08/19
Internet address

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