Feel the Difference: A Guide with Attitude!

  • Authors:
  • Mei Yii Lim;Ruth Aylett

  • Affiliations:
  • School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland;School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland

  • Venue:
  • IVA '07 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper describes a mobile context-aware `intelligent affective guide with attitude' that guides visitors touring an outdoor attraction. Its behaviour is regulated by a biologically inspired architecture of emotion, allowing it to adapt to the user's needs and feelings. In addition to giving an illusion of life, the guide emulates a real guide's behaviour by presenting stories based on the user's interests, its own interests, its belief and its current memory activation. A brief description of the system focusing on the core element - the guide's emotional architecture - is given followed by findings from an evaluation with real users.