Title :
Evolutionary virtual agent
Author :
Heudin, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Int. Inst. of Multimedia, Pole Univ. Leonard de Vinci, France
Abstract :
This work describes a virtual agent model for mobile devices based on an artificial life and evolutionary approach. The model is based on a bio-inspired metabolism and a "digital DNA". It includes a 3D face with real-time animation, natural language interaction and Web access. Behaviors are scripted using the Scheme language and genetic programming. Rather than trying to strictly copy reality, the model sustains believability by applying the ten key characteristic qualities that animate synthetic characters as proposed by Hayes-Roth and Doyle (1998).
Keywords :
Internet; Scheme; artificial life; computer animation; evolutionary computation; natural language interfaces; real-time systems; software agents; virtual reality; 3D face; Scheme language; Web access; artificial life; bioinspired metabolism; digital DNA; evolutionary approach; evolutionary virtual agent; genetic programming; mobile devices; natural language interaction; real-time animation; synthetic characters; virtual agent model; Application software; Biochemistry; Biological system modeling; Computer interfaces; Customer relationship management; Facial animation; Genetic programming; Natural languages; User interfaces; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2004. (IAT 2004). Proceedings. IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2101-0
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2004.1342929
