Speech-driven embodied entrainment character system with hand motion input in mobile environment
Kouzi Osaki, Tomio Watanabe, Michiya Yamamoto · 2007
InterActor is a speech-input-driven CG-embodied interaction character that can generate communicative movements and actions for entrained interactions. InterPuppet, on the other hand, is an embodied interaction character that is driven by both speech input-similar to InterActor-and hand motion input, like a puppet. Therefore, humans can use InterPuppet to effectively communicate by using deliberate body movements and natural communicative movements and actions. In this paper, an advanced InterPuppet system that uses a cellular-phone-type device is developed, which can be used in a mobile environment. The effectiveness of the system is demonstrated by performing a sensory evaluation experiment in an actual remote communication scenario.