Towards a Reactive Virtual Trainer

Z.M. Ruttkay; Jakob Zwiers; H. van Welbergen; Dennis Reidsma

doi:10.1007/11821830_24

Towards a Reactive Virtual Trainer

Z.M. Ruttkay, Jakob Zwiers, H. van Welbergen, Dennis Reidsma

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Abstract

A Reactive Virtual Trainer (RVT) is an Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) capable of presenting physical exercises that are to be performed by a human, monitoring the user and providing feedback at different levels. Depending on the motivation and the application context, the exercises may be general ones of fitness to improve the user’s physical condition, special exercises to be performed from time to time during work to prevent for example RSI, or physiotherapy exercises with medical indications. In the paper we discuss the functional and technical requirements of a framework which can be used to author specific RVT applications. The focus is on the reactivity of the RVT, manifested in natural language comments on readjusting the tempo, pointing out mistakes or rescheduling the exercises. We outline the components we have implemented so far: our animation engine, the composition of exercises from basic motions and the module for analysis of tempo in acoustic input.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Editors	J. Gratch, M. Young, R. Aylett, D. Ballin, P. Olivier
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	292-303
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-37593-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/11821830_24
Publication status	Published - Aug 2006
Event	6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2006 - Marina Del Rey, United States Duration: 21 Aug 2006 → 23 Aug 2006 Conference number: 6

Publication series

Name	Lecture notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Number	11
Volume	4133
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2006
Abbreviated title	IVA
Country/Territory	United States
City	Marina Del Rey
Period	21/08/06 → 23/08/06

Keywords

EWI-8371
IR-63739
METIS-238718

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10.1007/11821830_24

http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/8371/01/ruttkay2006.pdf

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Ruttkay, Z. M., Zwiers, J., van Welbergen, H., & Reidsma, D. (2006). Towards a Reactive Virtual Trainer. In J. Gratch, M. Young, R. Aylett, D. Ballin, & P. Olivier (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (pp. 292-303). Article 10.1007/11821830_24 (Lecture notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4133, No. 11). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/11821830_24

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Ruttkay, ZM, Zwiers, J, van Welbergen, H & Reidsma, D 2006, Towards a Reactive Virtual Trainer. in J Gratch, M Young, R Aylett, D Ballin & P Olivier (eds), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents., 10.1007/11821830_24, Lecture notes in Computer Science, no. 11, vol. 4133, Springer, Berlin, pp. 292-303, 6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2006, Marina Del Rey, California, United States, 21/08/06. https://doi.org/10.1007/11821830_24

Towards a Reactive Virtual Trainer. / Ruttkay, Z.M.; Zwiers, Jakob; van Welbergen, H. et al.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents. ed. / J. Gratch; M. Young; R. Aylett; D. Ballin; P. Olivier. Berlin: Springer, 2006. p. 292-303 10.1007/11821830_24 (Lecture notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4133, No. 11).

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

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