Nava Shaked and Detlev Artelt
6The use of multimodality in Avatars and Virtual Agents
Abstract: One area where multimodality is becoming essential is the design of Avatars and Virtual agents (A&VA). This multidisciplinary area combines several design capabilities that must work together. This chapter reviews the development of Avatars and Virtual Agents as part of the Human Machine Interaction (HMI) field, with an emphasis on the needs and challenges raised by user requirements and demands. Specifically, we are asking: How has Multimodality changed HMI to create a more versatile, personalized and accessible experience and reduced the gap between virtual assistance and live assistance?
Avatars and Virtual Agents, as we will show, create a “live”-like ...
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