Workshop on
Agent-Based Systems for Human Learning and Entertainment (ABSHLE)

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past workshops:
ABSHL06
ABSHL05
 
 
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topics of interest


We invite submissions that describe and/or demonstrate any of the following, in relation to the design, development, implementation, testing and/or evaluation of human learning or entertainment applications:

  • innovative applications of MAS
  • new agent technologies
  • cognitive, social and emotion models
  • believable and engaging agents/environments
  • novel approaches to drama management and/or comparisons of existing approaches
  • evaluation methodologies
  • pilot/user/formative studies
  • virtual reality environments
  • models of agency and control, levels of agent autonomy
  • models of user autonomy and control
  • relationships between agents and story
The interdisciplinary nature of this workshop involves research into human vision, cognition, intelligent systems, user interface design, graphics and machine learning. This workshop is potentially of interest to researchers and developers from, but not restricted to, the following fields, within the context of human learning:
  • Knowledge Acquisition
  • Knowledge Based Reasoning
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Case-Based Reasoning
  • User Modelling
  • Storytelling/Narrative Engines
  • Scenario Analysis
  • Game Development
  • (immersive) Virtual Reality/Environment
  • Cognitive, Emotion and Personality Modelling
  • Embodied Agents
  • Language Technology including Speech, Linguistics, Dialogue
  • Multiagent Environments and Social Systems
We anticipate acceptance of papers to be split between edutainment, entertainment (non-learning) and learning (non-entertainment) areas, between the theoretical and applied communities, and addressing users of various ages (from children to adults). The format will provide ample time for discussion of each presentation. Since the goal is to help ABSHLE researchers find and identify each other, reviewing emphasis will be based more on appropriateness of material rather than maturity of work.