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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

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  • © 2008

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  1. Ipke Wachsmuth
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  2. Günther Knoblich
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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 4930)

Part of the book sub series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. From Annotated Multimodal Corpora to Simulated Human-Like Behaviors

    • Matthias Rehm, Elisabeth André
    Pages 1-17

  3. Modeling Embodied Feedback with Virtual Humans

    • Stefan Kopp, Jens Allwood, Karl Grammer, Elisabeth Ahlsen, Thorsten Stocksmeier
    Pages 18-37

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

    • Timo Sowa
    Pages 38-56

  5. Modeling Facial Expression of Uncertainty in Conversational Animation

    • Matthew Stone, Insuk Oh
    Pages 57-76

  6. The Evolution of Cognition — From First Order to Second Order Embodiment

    • Malte Schilling, Holk Cruse
    Pages 77-108

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

    • Yosuke Matsusaka
    Pages 109-124

  8. Typological and Computational Investigations of Spatial Perspective

    • Martin Loetzsch, Remi van Trijp, Luc Steels
    Pages 125-142

  9. Modeling Multimodal Communication as a Complex System

    • Kristinn R. Thórisson
    Pages 143-168

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

    • Barbara Becker
    Pages 169-180

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

    • Jonathan Gratch
    Pages 181-197

  12. Facial Deception in Humans and ECAs

    • Isabella Poggi, Radoslaw Niewiadomski, Catherine Pelachaud
    Pages 198-221

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

    • Nicole C. Krämer
    Pages 222-240

  14. Listening Heads

    • Dirk Heylen
    Pages 241-259

  15. Dynamic Field Theory and Embodied Communication

    • Yulia Sandamirskaya, Gregor Schöner
    Pages 260-278

  16. ’I, Max’ - Communicating with an Artificial Agent

    • Ipke Wachsmuth
    Pages 279-295

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

    • David Traum
    Pages 296-309

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

    • Herbert Jaeger, Douglas Eck
    Pages 310-335

  19. Back Matter

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Embodied agents play an increasingly important role in cognitive interaction technology. The two main types of embodied agents are virtual humans inhabiting simulated environments and humanoid robots inhabiting the real world. So far research on embodied communicative agents has mainly explored their potential for practical applications. However, the design of communicative artificial agents can also be of great heuristic value for the scientific study of communication. It allows researchers to isolate, implement, and test essential properties of inter-agent communications in operational models. Modeling communication with robots and virtual humans thus involves the vision of using communicative machines as research tools. Artificial systems that reproduce certain aspects of natural, multimodal communication help to elucidate the internal mechanisms that give rise to different aspects of communication. In short, constructing embodied agents who are able to communicate may help us to understand the principles of human communication. As a comprehensive theme, “Embodied Communication in Humans and Machines” was taken up by an international research group hosted by Bielefeld University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF – Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung) from October 2005 through September 2006. The overarching goal of this research year was 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. The present volume grew out of a workshop that took place during April 5–8, 2006 at the ZiF as a part of the research year on embodied communication.

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