As virtual characters become more autonomous, their use in interactive drama is growing. By creating interesting and well authored personalities, these characters are able to inte...
Abstract. Systems for keyword and non-linguistic vocalization detection in conversational agent applications need to be robust with respect to background noise and different speak...
RMT (Research Methods Tutor) is a dialog-based tutoring system that has a dual role. Its modular architecture enables the interchange and evaluation of different tools and techniq...
Peter M. Wiemer-Hastings, David Allbritton, Elizab...
The aim of this paper is threefold: it explores methods for the detection of affective states in text, it presents the usage of such affective cues in a conversational system and ...
Marcin Skowron, Hannes Pirker, Stefan Rank, Georgi...
Humans continuously assess one another's situational context, modify their own affective state, and then respond based on these outcomes through empathetic expression. Virtua...
Scott W. McQuiggan, Jennifer L. Robison, Robert Ph...