A Remote Breathing Relaxation System- A case-study for Web-based Real-time Adaptive Human to Virtual Human Interaction

Sanobar Dar; Aniko Ekart; Ulysses Bernardet

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2022.32

A Remote Breathing Relaxation System- A case-study for Web-based Real-time Adaptive Human to Virtual Human Interaction

Sanobar Dar, Aniko Ekart, Ulysses Bernardet

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We present a web-based design for a human agent interaction (HAI) system. In this relaxation system a virtual-human acts as a breathing coach and guides the user along with it using a series of breathing exercises. The core of the proposed design is a step ladder approach for optimising the difficulty level of the breathing exercises. We are using real-time optimisation to achieve a seamless and effective interaction between the human user and the virtual coach. For the user to have a personalised exercise, the coach adapts the exercise regime based on the user’s response. For a natural interaction experience, our virtual coach looks like a human, speaks in human voice and displays nonverbal gestures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 35th British HCI Conference Towards a Human-Centred Digital Society, HCI 2022
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2022.32
Publication status	Published - 11 Jul 2022
Event	35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference - Hybrid/Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Jul 2022 → 13 Jul 2022 https://www.bcs.org/events-calendar/2022/july/hybrid-event-35th-international-bcs-human-computer-interaction-conference/

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Conference	35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference
Abbreviated title	HCI2022
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Keele
Period	11/07/22 → 13/07/22
Internet address	https://www.bcs.org/events-calendar/2022/july/hybrid-event-35th-international-bcs-human-computer-interaction-conference/

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Dar, S , Ekart, A & Bernardet, U 2022, A Remote Breathing Relaxation System- A case-study for Web-based Real-time Adaptive Human to Virtual Human Interaction. in Proceedings of 35th British HCI Conference Towards a Human-Centred Digital Society, HCI 2022. 35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference , Keele, United Kingdom, 11/07/22. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2022.32

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