Abstract
This paper describes an empathic software agent (ESA) interface using eye movement information to facilitate empathy-relevant reasoning and behavior. Eye movement tracking is used to monitor user's attention and interests, and to personalize the agent behaviors. The system reacts to user eye information in real-time, recording eye gaze and pupil dilation data during the learning process. Based on these yypeasures, the ESA infers the focus of attention and motivational status of the learner and responds accordingly with affective (display of emotion) and instructional behaviors. In addition to describing the design and implementation of empathic software agents, this paper will report on some preliminary usability test results concerning how users respond to the empathic functions that are provided.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Eye Tracking Research and Applications Symposium (ETRA) |
| Pages | 73-78 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2005 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ETRA 2006 - Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications - San Diego, CA Duration: 2006 Mar 27 → 2006 Mar 29 |
Other
| Other | ETRA 2006 - Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications |
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| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 06/3/27 → 06/3/29 |
Keywords
- Character agent
- e-learning
- Educational interface
- Eye movements
- Eye tracking
- Eye-aware interfaces
- Tracing
- Tutoring
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems