Embodied agents for multi-party dialogue in immersive virtual worlds

Abstract

We present a model of dialogue for embodied virtual agents that can communicate with multiple (human and virtual) agents in a multi-modal setting, including face-to-face spoken and nonverbal, as well as radio interaction, spanning multiple conversations in support of an extended complex task. The model builds on previous work in embodied agents and multi-layer dialogue models, and is being deployed in a peacekeeping mission rehearsal exercise setting.