| Title | Long-term affect sensitive and socially interactive companions |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Castellano G, Aylett R, Dautenhahn K, Paiva A, McOwan PW, Ho S |
| Conference Name | Fourth International Workshop on Human-Computer Conversation |
| Conference Location | Bellagio, Italy |
| Keywords | lirec |
| Abstract | This paper presents some of the requirements for the design of long-term affect sensitive and socially interactive companions. Research conducted in the EU project LIREC (LIving with Robots and intEractive Companions) envisage some capabilities including affect sensitivity, memory and learning, cognitive and expressive behaviour, personalisation and embodiment, highlighting the key issues that research on artificial companions should address. |
| URL | http://dl.lirec.org/papers/CastellanoEtAl_Companions_workshop.pdf |