CHI2003 Workshop on
SUBTLE EXPRESSIVITY FOR CHARACTERS AND ROBOTS
in cooperation with the CHI2003
Conference,
Monday, April 7th, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
ORGANIZERS
Noriko Suzuki and Christoph Bartneck
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Paolo Petta, Yasunori Morishima, Toru Takahashi, Yasuyuki Sumi, B.J.
Fogg, Katherine Isbister, Helmut Predinger, Hideyuki Nakansishi, Jan Allbeck
, Marc Swerts, Atsuchi Shimojima, Shigeo Morishima, Kiyoshi Kogure, Jacques
Terken, Joel Chenu, Kazuhiko Shinozawa, Futoshi Naya, Toru Nakata, Kenji
Mase and Akira Utsumi.
ABSTRACT
Humans, both consciously and unconsciously, use subtle expressions to
communicate their emotions and intentions through variations of the gaze
direction, pitch of speech and gesture speed. They form their own class
of communication acts. Embodied characters, including robots, need to
use subtle expressions to become believable communication partners.
The design and evaluation of subtle expressivity are challenges for designers
and researchers of embodied characters. How do the subtle variations in
expression influence the interaction? What types of subtle expressions
are most important for the design of interactive media? How can the effect
of the expressions be reliably measured?
The workshop aims to:
- Provide a forum to discuss emerging issues in the design and evaluation
of subtle expressivities and its applications.
- Discuss the role of cognitive science and psychology in the use of
subtle expressions in the design of interactive media.
We plan to cover the following topics:
- Concepts, theories or guidelines for design of subtle expressions
- Implementation methods for of subtle expressions
- Measuring methods for the effects of subtle expressions.
SCHEDULE
OPENING 09.15 - 09.30
SYSTEMS/METHODOLOGY I 09.30-10.30
- Karen K. Liu and Rosalind W. Picard: Subtle expressivity in a
robotic computer
- Toru Nakata: Expression with informatical factor in human robot
interaction
Coffee Break 10.30-11.00
SYSTEMS/METHODOLOGY II 11.00-12.00
- Timothy W. Bickmore and Rosalind W. Picard: Subtle expressivity
by relational agents
- Toru Takahashi, Christoph Bartneck and Yasuhiro Katagiri: Show
me what you mean - expressive media for online communities
Lunch 12.00 - 13.30
EMPIRICAL 13.30 - 14.30
- Yugo Takeuchi, Takuro Hada and Yasuhiro Katagiri: Effects of CG
synthesized facial expressions on social attitude (not presenting)
- Scott Brave: User responses to emotion in embodied agents
- Aoju Chen and Carlos Gussenhoven: Language-dependence in the signalling
of attitude in speech
THEORY/OPINION I 14.30-15.30
- Nigel Ward: On the expressive competencies needed for responsive
systems
- Katherine Isbister: Social signals: using principles and methods
from social psychology to guide subtle expression design
Coffee Break 15.30-16.00
THEORY/OPINION II 16.00-17.30
- Dirk Heylen: Facial expressions for conversational agents
- John Cowell and Aladdin Ayesh: Automatic analysis of facial expressions:
problems and solutions to data collection
- Thomas Erickson: Silence, murmurs and applause: reflections on
expressions of collections
DISCUSSIONS 17.30-18.00
CLOSING 18.00 - 18.15
DOCUMENTS
CONTACT
Noriko Suzuki
Media Information Laboratory, ATR
2-2-2 Hikaridai Seika Soraku
Kyoto 619-0288
Japan
+81-774-95-1421 (phone)
+81-774-95-1408 (fax) noriko@atr.co.jp |
Christoph Bartneck
Technical University of Eindhoven
Faculty of Industrial Design
Den Dolech 2
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
+31 (0)40 247 5175 (phone)
+31 (0)40 247 5376 (fax) christoph@bartneck.de |
last updated:
3 April, 2003
by Christoph Bartneck |