Modeling Communication with Robots and Virtual Humans : Second ZiF Research Group 2005/2006 International Workshop on Embodied Communication in Humans and Machines, Bielefeld, Germany, April 5-8, 2006, Revised Selected Papers / edited by Ipke Wachsmuth, Günther Knoblich.

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Book

Contributor:

Wachsmuth, Ipke, editor.

Knoblich, Günther, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence ; 4930.

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 4930

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

Computer simulation.

Computer networks.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Natural language processing (Computer science).

Computers and civilization.

Artificial Intelligence.

Simulation and Modeling.

Computer Communication Networks.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Computers and Society.

Local Subjects:

Artificial Intelligence.

Simulation and Modeling.

Computer Communication Networks.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Computers and Society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 337 pages).

Edition:

First edition 2008.

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Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.

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Summary:

Two main types of embodied agents are playing an increasingly important role in cognitive interaction technology: virtual humans inhabiting simulated environments and humanoid robots inhabiting the real world. The need to develop an integrated perspective of embodiment in communication, establishing bridges between lower-level, sensorimotor functions and a range of higher-level, communicative functions involving language and bodily action has led to the exploration of how artificial agents can advance our understanding of key aspects of embodiment, cognition, and communication. The 17 articles in this state-of-the-art survey address artificial intelligence research on communicative agents and also provide an interdisciplinary perspective from linguistics, behavioral research, theoretical biology, philosophy, communication psychology, and computational neuroscience. The topics include studies on human multimodal communication; the modeling of feedback signals, facial expression, eye contact, and deception; the recognition and comprehension of hand gestures and head movements; communication interfaces for humanoid robots; the evolution of cognition and language; emotion and social appraisal in nonverbal communication; dialogue models and methodologies; theory of mind and intentionality; complex systems, dynamic field theory, and connectionist modeling.

Contents:

From Annotated Multimodal Corpora to Simulated Human-Like Behaviors

Modeling Embodied Feedback with Virtual Humans

The Recognition and Comprehension of Hand Gestures - A Review and Research Agenda

Modeling Facial Expression of Uncertainty in Conversational Animation

The Evolution of Cognition - From First Order to Second Order Embodiment

History and Current Researches on Building a Human Interface for Humanoid Robots

Typological and Computational Investigations of Spatial Perspective

Modeling Multimodal Communication as a Complex System

Con-tact - On the Problem of the Absence of Eye Contact and Physical Contact in Virtual Interaction

True Emotion vs. Social Intentions in Nonverbal Communication: Towards a Synthesis for Embodied Conversational Agents

Facial Deception in Humans and ECAs

Theory of Mind as a Theoretical Prerequisite to Model Communication with Virtual Humans

Listening Heads

Dynamic Field Theory and Embodied Communication

'I, Max' - Communicating with an Artificial Agent

Talking to Virtual Humans: Dialogue Models and Methodologies for Embodied Conversational Agents

Can't Get You Out of My Head: A Connectionist Model of Cyclic Rehearsal.

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978-3-540-79037-2

9783540790372

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