The Conversational Interface: Talking To Smart Devices
by Zoraida Callejas /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the
conversational interface, which is becoming the main mode of
interaction with virtual personal assistants, smart devices,
various types of wearable, and social robots. The book consists of
four parts. Part I presents the background to conversational
interfaces, examining past and present work on spoken language
interaction with computers. Part II covers the various technologies
that are required to build a conversational interface along with
practical chapters and exercises using open source tools. Part III
looks at interactions with smart devices, wearables, and robots,
and discusses the role of emotion and personality in the
conversational interface. Part IV examines methods for evaluating
conversational interfaces and discusses future directions.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the
conversational interface, which is becoming the main mode of
interaction with virtual personal assistants, smart devices,
various types of wearable, and social robots. The book consists of
four parts. Part I presents the background to conversational
interfaces, examining past and present work on spoken language
interaction with computers. Part II covers the various technologies
that are required to build a conversational interface along with
practical chapters and exercises using open source tools. Part III
looks at interactions with smart devices, wearables, and robots,
and discusses the role of emotion and personality in the
conversational interface. Part IV examines methods for evaluating
conversational interfaces and discusses future directions.
