InfoWiz: An Animated Voice Interactive Information System
Adam J. Cheyer · 1999
is to instruct, advise, suggest, and demonstrate; he can lead tours of the information space, help the user navigate the complete set of SRI's web pages, and he can answer questions that come up along the way. The InfoWiz is able to cross window boundaries and interact with any part of the display, flying and pointing to various places on the screen. Figure 1. The InfoWiz Kiosk and a Sample Screen All audio interactions with the system occur through a telephone next to the kiosk display, chosen because a telephone provides privacy as well as a familiar interface. Users can make natural spoken requests about information presented on the current web page or about general topics related to SRI. The Wizard is capable of answering questions and providing supplementary information (e.g., videos) about the InfoSpace 1 . When the user is looking at web pages outside of its own domain (the InfoSpace), the InfoWiz can scroll pages or help navigate links, but of cours