A Social-Psychological Model for Synthetic Actors

Citation: Daniel Rousseau and Barbara Hayes-Roth. (1997) A Social-Psychological Model for Synthetic Actors. In KSL-97-07, September,1997.

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author	Daniel Rousseau and Barbara Hayes-Roth
title	A Social-Psychological Model for Synthetic Actors
number	KSL-97-07
institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
year	1997
month	September
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abstract	In the Virtual Theater project, we provide synthetic actors that portray fictive characters by improvising their behavior in a multimedia environment. Actors are either autonomous or avatars directed by users. Their improvisation is based on the directions they receive and the context. Directions can take different forms: high-level scenarios, user commands, and personality changes in the character portrayed. In this paper, we look at this last form of direction. We propose a social-psychological model, in which we can define personality traits that depend on the values of moods and attitudes. We show how such a model can be exploited by synthetic actors to produce performances that are theatrically interesting, believable, and diverse. An application, the CybercafÈ, is used to test those features.

KSL Technical Report ID: KSL-97-07

Abstract	In the Virtual Theater project, we provide … In the Virtual Theater project, we provide synthetic actors that portray fictive characters by improvising their behavior in a multimedia environment. Actors are either autonomous or avatars directed by users. Their improvisation is based on the directions they receive and the context. Directions can take different forms: high-level scenarios, user commands, and personality changes in the character portrayed. In this paper, we look at this last form of direction. We propose a social-psychological model, in which we can define personality traits that depend on the values of moods and attitudes. We show how such a model can be exploited by synthetic actors to produce performances that are theatrically interesting, believable, and diverse. An application, the CybercafÈ, is used to test those features. CybercafÈ, is used to test those features.
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Title	A Social-Psychological Model for Synthetic Actors +
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