1110 Development of an Embodied Communication System with Line-of-Sight Model for Speech-Driven Embodied Entrainment Character
Yoshihiro SEJIMA, Koki Ono, Mayo Yamamoto, Yutaka Ishii, Tomio Watanabe · Sekkei Kougaku, Shisutemu Bumon Kouenkai kouen rombunshuu/Sekkei Kogaku, Shisutemu Bumon Koenkai koen ronbunshu · 2015
We have already analyzed enhanced interaction through avatars using an embodied virtual communication system and proposed an interaction-activated communication model based on the heat conduction equation. In this paper, we analyzed the interaction between the talker's gaze and the degree of interaction-activated communication in face-to-face communication, by using an embodied communication system with a line-of-sight measurement device. On the basis of this analysis, we proposed a line-of-sight model, which consists of an eyeball delay movement model and a look away model. Then, we developed an advanced communication system in which the proposed model is applied to speech-driven embodied entrainment character for enhancing embodied interaction and communication. This system generates the eyeball movement on the basis of the proposed model by using the speech input alone to realize smooth and enjoyable interaction and communication.