Research for interactive presentation by autonomous image-based avatar

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00273
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human interface and interaction
• Research Institution: Tottori University
• Principal Investigator: Iwai Yoshio 鳥取大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (70294163)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 西山 正志 鳥取大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (20756449) ; 吉村 宏紀 鳥取大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (80316009)
• Research Collaborator: OHNO Ayato ; MIYAUCHI Tsubasa ; INOUE Michiko
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ヒューマンコンピュータインタラクション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we conducted research and development on the behavior of the image-based avatar before starting interaction in order to improve the interaction between a user and the image-based avatar. By making the waiting state of the image-based avatar in a natural state, interaction between a user and the image-based avatar can be started without any discomfort of the user. We developed a mechanism to generate various body sways from the image-based avatar by implementing human's body sways. In addition, we installed a proximity sensor into the image-based avatar to detect a user approaching. The image-based avatar can notice the approach of a user and interact with the user. We conducted the evaluation experiments, the proposed method is closer to that of actual human.

Free Research Field

情報学