Essays about: "Nonverbal Communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words Nonverbal Communication.

  1. 1. Designing nonverbal utterances by nonhuman characters : How clearly can emotions and characteristics be conveyed?

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Tove Bondeson Siwe; [2023]
    Keywords : voice design; nonverbal communication; non-human characters; nonverbal utterances; emotional utterances; synthezied voice; sound design; character design; design;

    Abstract : This research seeks to explore the concept of voice design, specifically voice design for non-human characters that do not communicate using words. The idea was to mimic the vocal contours of human non-verbal vocal expression with a synthesizer to achieve emotional clarity, as well as make it sound less like a machine and more like a fleshed-out character. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing Perceived Politeness In A Virtual Agent’s Request To Join A Conversational Group

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alessandro Iop; [2022]
    Keywords : Virtual Reality; Politeness; Persuasiveness; Small group behavior; Embodied social agents;

    Abstract : Research around the implementations of human-like interactions during conversations with embodied conversational agents is currently at the forefront of Human-Computer Interaction as a field of science. In particular, conveying politeness through verbal and nonverbal behaviors is a significant challenge when modeling life-like virtual agents, as it underlies the conventional set of unspoken rules that govern human communication. READ MORE

  4. 3. Believable and Manipulable Facial Behaviour in a Robotic Platform using Normalizing Flows

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Kildo Alias; [2021]
    Keywords : Nonverbal Behaviour; Machine Learning; Generative Models; Normalizing Flows; Human-Robot Interaction; Icke-verbalt beteende; Maskininlärning; Generativa modeller; Normaliserande Flöden; Människa-robot interaktion.;

    Abstract : Implicit communication is important in interaction because it plays a role in conveying the internal mental states of an individual. For example, emotional expressions that are shown through unintended facial gestures can communicate underlying affective states. READ MORE

  5. 4. Cheap Quality & Urban Unrest : The prettiest words are the ones we don't say

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Sara Kallioinen Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : textiles; cheap; craft; class; polyester; shirring; communication; graffiti; hiphop; autofiction; text; graphic design;

    Abstract : With a background in ceramics and graphic designI have developed my thoughts about craft as a combination of verbal and nonverbal communication, but in textiles. With the written word as one of my main materials this project looks into class and material hierarchies filtered through autofictivestories from my life. READ MORE

  6. 5. Barriers to Intercultural Communication : -A Case Study on IKEA Japan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Seeger; Simon Gustafsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Intercultural communication; barriers; culture; high anxiety; language; nonverbal communication; stereotyping; ethnocentrism;

    Abstract : This study focuses on exploring barriers to intercultural communication among managers atIKEA Japan. It investigates what challenges MNC subsidiary managers experience whilecommunicating and interacting with people from different cultures. READ MORE