Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction

Hua Wang; Jie Yang; Mark Chignell; Mitsuru Ishizuka

Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction

Hua Wang^*, Jie Yang, Mark Chignell, Mitsuru Ishizuka

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper describes an e-learning interface with multiple tutoring character agents. The character agents use eye movement information to facilitate empathy-relevant reasoning and behavior. Eye Information is used to monitor user's attention and interests, to personalize the agent behaviors, and for exchanging information of different learners. The system reacts to multiple users' eye information in real-time and the empathic character agents owned by each learner exchange learner's information to help to form the online learning community. Based on these measures, the interface infers the focus of attention of the learner and responds accordingly with affective and instructional behaviors. The paper will also report on some preliminary usability test results concerning how users respond to the empathie functions and interact with other learners using the character agents.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Pages	225-231
Number of pages	7
Volume	4552 LNCS
Edition	PART 3
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007 - Beijing Duration: 2007 Jul 22 → 2007 Jul 27

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 3
Volume	4552 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	03029743
ISSN (Electronic)	16113349

Other

Other	12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007
City	Beijing
Period	07/7/22 → 07/7/27

Keywords

Character agent
e-learning
Educational interface
Multiple user interface
Tutoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Theoretical Computer Science

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Wang, H., Yang, J., Chignell, M., & Ishizuka, M. (2007). Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (PART 3 ed., Vol. 4552 LNCS, pp. 225-231). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4552 LNCS, No. PART 3).

Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction. / Wang, Hua; Yang, Jie; Chignell, Mark et al.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 4552 LNCS PART 3. ed. 2007. p. 225-231 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4552 LNCS, No. PART 3).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Wang, H, Yang, J, Chignell, M & Ishizuka, M 2007, Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction. in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). PART 3 edn, vol. 4552 LNCS, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 3, vol. 4552 LNCS, pp. 225-231, 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007, Beijing, 07/7/22.

Wang H, Yang J, Chignell M, Ishizuka M. Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). PART 3 ed. Vol. 4552 LNCS. 2007. p. 225-231. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 3).

Wang, Hua ; Yang, Jie ; Chignell, Mark et al. / Character agents in e-learning interface using multimodal real-time interaction. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 4552 LNCS PART 3. ed. 2007. pp. 225-231 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 3).

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