A multiuser ECA system

The video shows the results of the ongoing work in which mixed Japanese-Croatian research team investigates principles of integrating a multiuser support in an Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA) system. It is a prototype system in which a tour guide ECA interacts with one or two users. The system combines different technologies to detect and address the system users and draw their attention. Experimental interaction with the system produces encouraging results. The system can address the user's appearance, departure, decreased level of interest and identify his conversational role.
The project has been done in collaboration between University of Kyoto, University of Zagreb and University of Tokyo.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• mutliuser interaction
• embodied conversational agent