Essays about: "Nonverbal Interaction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Nonverbal Interaction.

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. Towards Automatic Generation of Personality-Adapted Speech and Emotions for a Conversational Companion Robot

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

   Author : Alessio Galatolo; [2022]
   Keywords : Personality; Emotions; Human-Robot Interaction; Machine Learning; Large Language Models; Text-style transfer; GPT-3; STRAP; Personlighet; Känslor; Människa-robotinteraktion; Maskininlärning; Stora Språkmodeller; Överföring av text; GPT-3; STRAP;

   Abstract : Previous works in Human-Robot Interaction have demonstrated the positive potential benefit of designing highly anthropomorphic robots. This includes physical appearance but also whether they can express emotions, behave in a congruent manner, etc. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Exploring Nonverbal Interaction in Face-To-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Jonas Drewling; [2020]
   Keywords : Nonverbal Interaction; Nonverbal Cues; Computer-Mediated Communication; Face-To-Face Communication;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the field of interaction design by exploring the use of nonverbal cues in FTF communication with the aim of generating knowledge that can be used as an alternative approach for assessing and designing text-based CMC media. To achieve this goal, movement in is analysed in the nonverbal and collaborative dimensions of FTF communication. READ MORE