The ability of artificial companions (virtual agents or robots) to establish meaningful relationships with users is still limited. In humans, a key aspect of such ability is empath...
Abstract. We present a new approach to the design, development and evaluation of embodied conversational agents (ECAs) that allows them to index identity through culturally and soc...
Collaborative virtual environments (CVE) allow users from different geographical locations to execute a shared task by acting upon the same entities in the virtual world. Most of ...
Felix G. Hamza-Lup, Benjamin M. Lambeth, James LaP...
Robotic interfaces combined with virtual reality provide an unparalleled platform for cognition research. Using a combination of design strategy, trend analysis and the programmin...
While mechanical cloth simulation systems are widely used for creating draped garments on virtual characters, the animation of virtual garments raise challenges on its own. The pe...