Towards an AI-driven talking avatar in virtual reality for investigative interviews of children
Artificial intelligence (AI) and gaming systems have advanced to the stage where the current
models and technologies can be used to address real-world problems. The development of …
models and technologies can be used to address real-world problems. The development of …
Synthesizing a talking child avatar to train interviewers working with maltreated children
When responding to allegations of child sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, Child
Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate …
Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate …
Enhancing investigative interview training using a child avatar system: a comparative study of interactive environments
The impact of investigative interviews by police and Child Protective Services (CPS) on
abused children can be profound, making effective training vital. Quality in these interviews …
abused children can be profound, making effective training vital. Quality in these interviews …
A theoretical and empirical analysis of 2D and 3D Virtual Environments in Training for Child Interview Skills
This paper presents a detailed study of an AI-driven platform designed for the training of
child welfare and law enforcement professionals in conducting investigative interviews with …
child welfare and law enforcement professionals in conducting investigative interviews with …
Customizable Avatars with Dynamic Facial Action Coded Expressions (CADyFACE) for Improved User Engagement
MA Witherow, C Butler, WJ Shields, F Ilgin… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Customizable 3D avatar-based facial expression stimuli may improve user engagement in
behavioral biomarker discovery and therapeutic intervention for autism, Alzheimer's disease …
behavioral biomarker discovery and therapeutic intervention for autism, Alzheimer's disease …
CharacterMeet: Supporting Creative Writers' Entire Story Character Construction Processes Through Conversation with LLM-Powered Chatbot Avatars
Support for story character construction is as essential as characters are for stories. Building
upon past research on early character construction stages, we explore how conversation …
upon past research on early character construction stages, we explore how conversation …
Comparison of crowdsourced and remote subjective user studies: A case study of investigative child interviews
Crowdsourced and remote user studies have recently gained popularity as alternatives to
traditional laboratory studies. However, they are subject to unreliability, and it is challenging …
traditional laboratory studies. However, they are subject to unreliability, and it is challenging …
A Comparative Study of Interactive Environments for Investigative Interview of A Virtual Child Avatar
In cases of suspected child abuse, police and child protection services (CPS) personnel
often conduct investigative interviews. These interviews are intended to obtain a reliable …
often conduct investigative interviews. These interviews are intended to obtain a reliable …
Comparative Analysis of Audio Feature Extraction for Real-Time Talking Portrait Synthesis
This paper examines the integration of real-time talking-head generation for interviewer
training, focusing on overcoming challenges in Audio Feature Extraction (AFE), which often …
training, focusing on overcoming challenges in Audio Feature Extraction (AFE), which often …
Enhancing Naturalness in LLM-Generated Utterances through Disfluency Insertion
Disfluencies are a natural feature of spontaneous human speech but are typically absent
from the outputs of Large Language Models (LLMs). This absence can diminish the …
from the outputs of Large Language Models (LLMs). This absence can diminish the …