|
This paper describes a tool that can be used to simplify creating dialogues within, for example, an
interactive Talking Head (TH) application or an ordinary question and answer file. What does the word
dialogue within this area actually mean? Let us use the TH example; a dialogue occurs between the user
and the TH when, for example, the user asks a question and the TH responds to that particular
question. The answer given by the TH should be dependent on earlier questions and responses within
that dialogue, i.e. which state the dialogue is in. A Dialogue Manager keeps track of the dialogue state
and determines the responses to each question. But to be able to do this, the structure of the dialogue
should be created in advance, i.e. all the different questions that the TH can answer should be defined,
and these questions should be connected to the correct answer. To simplify the preparation of a
dialogue, the Dialogue Management Tool has been developed. By using the tool the construction of the
dialogues becomes easier, since it, among other things, prohibits incorrect references.
|
|
Talking Heads Technology Workshop