This paper proposes a simple framework for building 'virtual networking agents'; programs that can communicate with users and collect information through the internet. T...
It is widely acknowledged that providing explanations is an important capability of intelligent systems. Explanation capabilities are useful, for example, in scenario-based traini...
Maaike Harbers, Karel van den Bosch, John-Jules Ch...
Recent research has shown that virtual agents expressing empathic emotions toward users have the potentiality to enhance human-machine interaction. To identify under which circums...
This research proposes 3D graphical agents in the role of virtual presenters with a new type of functionality – the capability to process and respond to visual attention of users...
Arjen Hoekstra, Helmut Prendinger, Nikolaus Bee, D...
In facility agriculture, it is an urgent problem to design and choose the type and facility of greenhouse based on user's requirements, which are always difficult to express c...