A natural language web-based dialogue system with a talking face

Antinus Nijholt; Mathieu van den Berk; Adrianus J. van Hessen

A natural language web-based dialogue system with a talking face

Antinus Nijholt, Mathieu van den Berk, Adrianus J. van Hessen

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss our research on interactions in a virtual theatre that has been built using VRML and therefore can be accessed through Web pages. In the virtual environment we employ two agents. Presently, our WWW-based virtual theatre allows navigation input through keyboard and mouse. In development is a navigation agent that allows speech input. We also have an information agent which allows a natural language dialogue with the system where the input is keyboard-driven and the output is both screen and (speech) synthesizer based. The system's spoken dialogue contribution is presented by visual speech; that is, a simple 'talking face' on the screen mouths the systems questions and responses.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the First Workshop on Text, Speech, Dialogue - TSD 1998
Editors	P. Sojka, V. Matoušek, K. Pala, I. Kopeček
Place of Publication	Brno, Czech Republic
Publisher	Masaryk University
Pages	415-420
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	80-210-1900-X
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 1998
Event	1st Text, Speech, Dialogue Workshop, TSD 1998 - Brno, Czech Republic Duration: 23 Sept 1998 → 26 Sept 1998 Conference number: 1

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Name
Publisher	Masaryk University

Workshop

Workshop	1st Text, Speech, Dialogue Workshop, TSD 1998
Abbreviated title	TSD 1998
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Brno
Period	23/09/98 → 26/09/98

Keywords

EWI-9634
HMI-MI: MULTIMODAL INTERACTIONS
IR-63992
METIS-119179

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Nijholt, A, van den Berk, M & van Hessen, AJ 1998, A natural language web-based dialogue system with a talking face. in P Sojka, V Matoušek, K Pala & I Kopeček (eds), Proceedings of the First Workshop on Text, Speech, Dialogue - TSD 1998. Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 415-420, 1st Text, Speech, Dialogue Workshop, TSD 1998, Brno, Czech Republic, 23/09/98. <http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/9634/01/brno-TSD1998.pdf>

A natural language web-based dialogue system with a talking face. / Nijholt, Antinus; van den Berk, Mathieu; van Hessen, Adrianus J.
Proceedings of the First Workshop on Text, Speech, Dialogue - TSD 1998. ed. / P. Sojka; V. Matoušek; K. Pala; I. Kopeček. Brno, Czech Republic: Masaryk University, 1998. p. 415-420.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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