Designing a Framework for Conversational Interfaces

Conversational interfaces-computer interfaces that use text or voice for human-computer interaction-are one of many interaction modalities in interactive systems. Their use has expanded with the growth and range of products that are both digital and ...

In this paper, we argue for embodied corrversational characters as the logical extension of the metaphor of human - computer interaction as a conversation. We argue that the only way to fully model the richness of human I&+ to-face communication is to rely ...

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are everyday tools for any programmer. During its usage, an API mediates the communication process between designers and users. This mediation may be implemented in three different ways: the source code, the ...