This paper describes an agent-based approach to realizing interactive pedagogical drama.
Characters choose their actions autonomously, while director and cinematographer agents …

We describe an initial prototype of a holodeck-like environment that we have created for the
Mission Rehearsal Exercise Project. The goal of the project is to create an experience …

The goal of Interactive Pedagogical Drama (IPD) is to exploit the edifying power of story while
promoting active learning. An IPD immerses the learner in an engaging, evocative story …

Animated pedagogical agents offer promise as a means of making computer-aided learning
more engaging and effective. To achieve this, an agent must be able to interact with the …

Text-to-speech synthesis can play an important role in interactive education and training
applications, as voices for animated agents. Such agents need high-quality voices capable of …

Embodied conversational agents (ECA) have potential as facilitators for health interventions.
However, their utility is limited as long as people must sit down in front of a computer to …

The concept of’race’is examined from its earliest uses in European languages through the
era of’racial’sciences in the nineteenth century. The meanings acquired by the word’race’are …

… Catherine LaBore is a sociocultural anthropologist and media production professional.
She has had a long career producing educational media. As an ethnographer and media/content …

Digital puppets are animated personas that augment online educational materials with
commentary and summaries. Their animations are generated dynamically based on user-…

The goal of Interactive Pedagogical Drama (IPD) is to exploit the edifying power of story while
promoting active learning. An IPD immerses the learner in an engaging, evocative story …