Nonverbal synchrony is an important and natural element in human-human interaction. It
can also play various roles in human-computer interaction. In particular this is the case in the …

Human interaction is often accompanied by synchronized bodily rhythms. Such
synchronization may emerge spontaneously as when a crowd's applause turns into a steady …

Abstract “Elckerlyc” is a BML Realizer for generating multimodal verbal and nonverbal
behavior for Virtual Humans (VHs). The main characteristics of Elckerlyc are that (1) it is …

Natural human interaction is highly dynamic and responsive: interlocutors produce
utterances incrementally, smoothly switch speaking turns with virtually no delay, make use of …

Embodied conversational agents still do not achieve the fluidity and smoothness of natural
conversational interaction. One main reason is that current system often respond with big …

Human social behavior is rhythmic, and synchrony plays an important role in coordinating
and regulating our interactions. We are developing technology that allows the robot Keepon …

Social exergames provide immersive experiences of social interaction via online multiplayer
games, ranging from simple group exercises (eg, virtual cycling/rowing) to more structured …

Increased maturity in modeling human musicianship leads to many interesting artistic
achievements and challenges. This article takes the opportunity to reflect on future situations …

The correlation between music and human motion has attracted widespread research
attention. Although recent studies have successfully generated motion for singers, dancers …

Expert or fraud? Opinions differ widely when it comes to the profession of the conductor. The
powerful person in front of an orchestra or a choir attracts both hate and admiration, but …