New Advances in Virtual Humans Artificial Intelligence Environment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Magnenat-Thalmann, Nadia (Editor), Jain, Lakhmi C. (Editor), Ichalkaranje, Nikhil (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, 140
• Subjects: Computer science.; Artificial intelligence.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.

In this book, various aspects of cognitive and emotional behaviour is described. In chapter one, a state of the art introduction to VH is presented and the associated research is given. In Chapter 2, cognitive and emotions processes are described. A Comprehensive context model for multi-party intera...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Innovations in Virtual Humans
• Intelligent Virtual Humans with Autonomy and Personality: State-of-the-Art
• A Comprehensive Context Model for Multi-party Interactions with Virtual Characters
• Social Intelligence in Virtual Groups
• Modeling Gesticulation Expression in Virtual Humans
• MIKI: A Case Study of an Intelligent Kiosk and Its Usability.