{"product_id":"9783642043796","title":"Intelligent Virtual Agents : 9th International Conference, IVA 2009 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) \u003cVol. 5773\u003e","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, held September 14-16, 2009 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Intelligent virtual agents (IVAs) are interactive characters that exhibit hum- like qualities and communicate with humans or with each other using natural human modalities such as speech and gesture. They are capable of real-time perception, cognition and action, allowing them to participate in a dynamic physical and social environment. IVA is an interdisciplinary annual conference and the main forum for p- senting research on modeling, developing and evaluating IVAs with a focus on communicative abilities and social behavior. The development of IVAs requires expertise in multimodal interaction and several AI ?elds such as cognitive m- eling, planning, vision and natural language processing. Computational models are typically based on experimental studies and theories of human-human and human-robot interaction; conversely, IVA technology may provide interesting lessons for these fields. The realization of engaging IVAs is a challenging task, so reusable modules and tools are of great value. The fields of application range from robot assistants, social simulation and tutoring to games and artistic - ploration. Keynote Talks.- Personality and Memory.- Gesture and Bodily Behavior.- Evaluation.- Facial Expression and Gaze.- Culture, Affect and Empathy.- Agents in Virtual Worlds and Games.- Tools and Motion Capture.- Speech and Dialogue.- Posters.- GALA Papers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48768349602027,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":201.41,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9783642043796","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}