Virtual Conversational Characters:
Applications, Methods, and Research Challenges
http://www.vhml.org/workshops/HF2002/
29th November, 2002
Melbourne, Australia
 
in conjunction with
HF2002 and OZCHI2002
http://www.iceaustralia.com/HF2002/
TimeSession
8:45 - 9:00Setting up Demonstrations. Setting up for first papers. TAKE NOTE.
9:00 - 9:05Introduction to the Workshop
9:05 - 9:30Demonstrations and Discussions. Email me if you want to give a demonstration. Limited space.
1: Spikey BoySimon Beard
2: Famous3DFamous3D
3: Mentor SystemAndrew Marriott
4: acmi{{park}}Julian Oliver and Chad Chatterton, selectparks
5: Anty's Postcards Carlo Bonamico, EptaMedia, srl.
9:30 - 10:45Paper session 1 on Applications.
Coordinator: Raef Akehurst???
1Michael BroughtonMeasuring the Accuracy of Commercial Automated Speech Recognition System during Conversational Speech
2Mohammed Waleed Kadous, Claude SammutMobile Conversational Characters
3Hai Huong Dam, Serge de SouzaApplying Talking Head Technology to a Web based Weather Service
10:45 - 11:05Morning Tea/Coffee Break (setting up for following papers)
11:05 - 12:30 Paper Session 2 on Specification Languages and Scripting.
Coordinator: ??????
4Naoaki Okazaki, Sohei Aya, Santi Saeyor, Mitsuru IshizukaA Multimodal Presentation Markup Language MPML-VR for a 3D Virtual Space
5Kyoko Ariyasu, Hideki Sumiyoshi, Masaki Hayashi, Masahiro ShibataSystem for Automatic TV Program Generation using Dialog Transcription
6Simon BeardDesign Decisions Underlying Virtual Conversational Character Scripting Languages
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break (setting up for following papers)
13:30 - 14:45 Paper session 3 on Avatars.
Coordinator : Simon Beard
7Masayuki Ihara, Minoru Kobayashi, Satoshi IshinashiAvatar Control by Inferring User's Context from a Few Markers.
8Michael Broughton, Oliver Carr, Paul Taplin, Dominique Estival, Steven Wark, Dale LambertConversing with Franco, FOCAL's Virtual Adviser
9Jin Hou, Yoshinao AokiMore than Just Another Virtual Classroom: Power System Distance Education with the Avatar Run-Time Instructions
14:45 - 15:05 Afternoon Tea/Coffee Break.(setting up for following papers)
15:05 - 17:15 Paper session 4 on Agents and VCCs.
Coordinator : Andrew Marriott.
10Christoph BartneckIntegrating the OCC Model of Emotions in Embodied Characters
11Li GongTowards a Theory of Social Intelligence for Interface Agents
12Danny Wonisch, Graham CooperInterface Agents: preferred appearance charactersistics based upon context
13Andrea BlundellThe Significance of Character Generation and Customisation in MMOGs
14Carlo Bonamico, Fabio Lavagetto, Maurizio CostaThe Anty's Postcards Virtual Character-based Website: a case study
17:15 Wrap up discussion from Workshop Organisers.
19:00 Non-workshop informal dinner in Lygon Street? Email me if you want to go.

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