Presentation 2023-01-27
Validation of an Evaluation Model on Speech Proactiveness in Foreign Language Conversation with a Virtual Character in an RPG
Naoki Matsumura, Tomoko Yonezawa,
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Abstract(in English) In this study, we aim to improve the speech proactiveness in face-to-face foreign language dialogues. We have evaluated speech proactiveness based on the characteristics of users' speech utterances and their head and arm movements in user interactions with characters in a walk-through RPG. In this paper, we evaluate the hypotheses on our proposed speech proactiveness model by subjective experiments, and the results show that the evaluation parameter of prosodic information is related to the perceived proactiveness of the user's speech.
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Keyword(in English) Foreign Language Communication / Simulated Face-to-Face Conversation / RPG / Speech Proactivity / Prosody
Paper # MVE2022-45
Date of Issue 2023-01-19 (MVE)

Conference Information
Committee MVE / IPSJ-CVIM / VRSJ-SIG-MR
Conference Date 2023/1/26(2days)
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Place (in English) Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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Chair Kiyoshi Kiyokawa(NAIST)
Vice Chair Sumaru Niida(KDDI Research)
Secretary Sumaru Niida(NAIST) / (DNP) / (Univ. of ToKyo)
Assistant Hidehiko Shishido(Univ. of Tsukuba) / Atsushi Nakazawa(Kyoto Univ.) / Naoya Tojo(KDDI Research) / Naoki Hagiyama(NTT)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Media Experience and Virtual Environment / Special Interest Group on Computer Vision and Image Media / SIG-MR
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Validation of an Evaluation Model on Speech Proactiveness in Foreign Language Conversation with a Virtual Character in an RPG
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Foreign Language Communication
Keyword(2) Simulated Face-to-Face Conversation
Keyword(3) RPG
Keyword(4) Speech Proactivity
Keyword(5) Prosody
1st Author's Name Naoki Matsumura
1st Author's Affiliation Kansai University(Kansai Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Tomoko Yonezawa
2nd Author's Affiliation Kansai University(Kansai Univ.)
Date 2023-01-27
Paper # MVE2022-45
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) MVE-367
Page pp.pp.60-65(MVE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-01-19 (MVE)