The LISSA Virtual Human and ASD Teens: An Overview of Initial Experiments
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We summarize an exploratory investigation into using an autonomous conversational agent for improving the communication skills of teenagers with autism. The system conducts a natural conversation with the user and gives real-time and post-session feedback on the user’s nonverbal behavior. We obtained promising results and ideas for improvements in preliminary experiments with five autism spectrum disorder teens.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016