Sökning: "talking heads"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden talking heads.
1. Talking Heads - Models and Applications for Multimodal Speech Synthesis
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents work in the area of computer-animatedtalking heads. A system for multimodal speech synthesis hasbeen developed, capable of generating audiovisual speechanimations from arbitrary text, using parametrically controlled3D models of the face and head. LÄS MER
2. Developing Multimodal Spoken Dialogue Systems : Empirical Studies of Spoken Human–Computer Interaction
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents work done during the last ten years on developing five multimodal spoken dialogue systems, and the empirical user studies that have been conducted with them. The dialogue systems have been multimodal, giving information both verbally with animated talking characters and graphically on maps and in text tables. LÄS MER
3. Investigating Communicative Feedback Phenomena across Languages and Modalities
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with human communicative behaviour related to feedback, analysed across languages (Italian and Swedish), modalities (auditory versus visual) and different communicative situations (human-human versus human-machine dialogues). The aim of this study is to give more insight into how humans use communicative behaviour related to feedback and at the same time to suggest a method to collect valuable data that can be useful to control facial and head movements related to visual feedback in synthetic conversational agents. LÄS MER
4. Managing Knowledge in Professional Service Organizations: Technical Consultants Serving the Construction Industry
Sammanfattning : Professional service organizations refine, package and sell knowledge. The aim of the present investigation is to create an understanding of how technical consultancy firms serving the construction industry manage knowledge. LÄS MER
5. Barns delaktighet i pediatrisk vård – perspektiv, erfarenheter och möjligheter till förändring utifrån barn med långvarig sjukdom
Sammanfattning : Bakgrund: Det senaste decenniet har patientens delaktighet fått en allt större uppmärksamhet i forskning, riktlinjer, lagar och klinisk vård. Men många barn känner sig inte delaktiga i sin vård. Vårdpersonal och föräldrar talar ofta över huvudet på barn och ofta förstår barnen inte vad de vuxna pratar om. LÄS MER