Developing Speech Input for Virtual Applications

This paper contextualises the position of speech input from a user-centred human factors perspective. It is presented as a position paper so that researchers and designers can consider the underlying and future factors of a people-orientated approach to speech input for virtual applications. A number of key areas are explored including: human factors for speech input; speech input for virtual applications; speech as a spare mode of interaction; user acceptance and uptake; incorporating speech in the development of virtual applications; and speech input as an interaction tool. Given the user-centred perspective of this paper, this paper does not set out to address issues associated with spoken dialogue technologies, dialogue, and dialogue management; recent work on conversational agents in virtual environments; or multimodal interaction. This paper places the focus more fundamentally within human factors by looking at the user first as a basis for developing usable virtual applications incorporating speech input rather than to review the current state of the art in interaction design. A particular point this paper makes, however, is that speech input should be designed and used as another interaction tool that users need to learn to use, rather than assuming it will offer a natural or intuitive interface.

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Survey on Use of Virtual Environments in Design and Manufacturing

Volume 6: 16th Computers in Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/96-detc/cie-1348 ◽

1996 ◽

Author(s):

Rakesh Gupta

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Product Design ◽

Virtual Environments ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Assembly Design ◽

Design And Manufacturing ◽

Industrial Use

Abstract This paper surveys the work being done in Virtual Environments (VE) in both design and manufacturing with an emphasis on the industrial use of Virtual Environments. Research and applications are categorized into seven major areas: prototyping and design visualization; verification of design assembly; design creation; concurrent product design and marketing; manufacturing; training and maintenance; and human factors in design. These seven categories are neither mutually exclusive nor collectively exhaustive. For each of these major areas, the paper discusses the issues and the state of the art, emphasizing recent significant advances.

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Speech-based Multimodal Interaction in Virtual Environments: Research at the Thomson-CSF Corporate Research Laboratories

Presence Teleoperators & Virtual Environments ◽

10.1162/pres.1997.6.6.687 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 687-700 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Véronique Normand ◽

Didier Pernel ◽

Béatrice Bacconnet

Keyword(s):

User Interface ◽

Augmented Reality ◽

Virtual Environments ◽

Interaction Design ◽

Interface Design ◽

Multimodal Interaction ◽

User Interface Design ◽

Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽

Technical Approach ◽

Interaction Domain

The Thomson-CSF Corporate Research Laboratories are investigating the issues of user-interface design, spoken and multimodal interaction design and realization in virtual environments. This paper describes our technical approach to speech-enabled multimodal virtual environments, based on our past achievements in the multimodal interaction domain, and presents our main supporting projects in this area. These projects involve augmented reality for maintenance, military situation building and assessment, and collaborative virtual environments.

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The National Academies Board on Human System Integration (BOHSI) Panel: Explainable AI, System Transparency, and Human Machine Teaming

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181319631100 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 631-635

Author(s):

Toby Warden ◽

Pascale Carayon ◽

Emilie M. Roth ◽

Jessie Chen ◽

William J. Clancey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

System Integration ◽

Intelligent Systems ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Human System ◽

Current State ◽

Explainable Ai ◽

Human Systems Integration ◽

Automated Software ◽

Research And Design

The National Academies Board on Human Systems Integration (BOHSI) has organized this session exploring the state of the art and research and design frontiers for intelligent systems that support effective human machine teaming. An important element in the success of human machine teaming is the ability of the person on the scene to develop appropriate trust in the automated software (including recognizing when it should not be trusted). Research is being conducted in the Human Factors community and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community on the characteristics that software need to display in order to foster appropriate trust. For example, there is a DARPA program on Explainable AI (XAI). The Panel brings together prominent researchers from both the Human Factors and AI communities to discuss the current state of the art, challenges and short-falls and ways forward in developing systems that engender appropriate trust.

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Human Factors Issues in Virtual Environments: A Review of the Literature

Presence Teleoperators & Virtual Environments ◽

10.1162/105474698565767 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 327-351 ◽

Cited By ~ 251

Author(s):

Kay M. Stanney ◽

Ronald R. Mourant ◽

Robert S. Kennedy

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Virtual Environments ◽

Virtual Worlds ◽

Social Impact ◽

Human Performance ◽

Multimodal Interaction ◽

Health And Safety ◽

User Characteristics ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Motor Physiology

Virtual environments are envisioned as being systems that will enhance the communication between humans and computers. If virtual systems are to be effective and well received by their users, considerable human-factors research needs to be accomplished. This paper provides an overview of many of these human-factors issues, including human performance efficiency in virtual worlds (which is likely influenced by task characteristics, user characteristics, human sensory and motor physiology, multimodal interaction, and the potential need for new design metaphors); health and safety issues (of which cybersickness and deleterious physiological aftereffects may pose the most concern); and the social impact of the technology. The challenges each of these factors present to the effective design of virtual environments and systematic approaches to the resolution of each of these issues are discussed.

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Behavioral Genetics: Concepts for Research and Practice in Language Development and Disorders

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.3805.1126 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 1126-1142 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Jeffrey W. Gilger

Keyword(s):

Language Development ◽

Behavioral Genetics ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Genetic Research ◽

Great Promise ◽

Behavioral Genetic ◽

Fine Grained ◽

Future Goals ◽

Current State ◽

Research Designs

This paper is an introduction to behavioral genetics for researchers and practioners in language development and disorders. The specific aims are to illustrate some essential concepts and to show how behavioral genetic research can be applied to the language sciences. Past genetic research on language-related traits has tended to focus on simple etiology (i.e., the heritability or familiality of language skills). The current state of the art, however, suggests that great promise lies in addressing more complex questions through behavioral genetic paradigms. In terms of future goals it is suggested that: (a) more behavioral genetic work of all types should be done—including replications and expansions of preliminary studies already in print; (b) work should focus on fine-grained, theory-based phenotypes with research designs that can address complex questions in language development; and (c) work in this area should utilize a variety of samples and methods (e.g., twin and family samples, heritability and segregation analyses, linkage and association tests, etc.).

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Schizophrenia Research: Current State of the Art

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/015267 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 21 (7) ◽

pp. 497-498

Author(s):

STANLEY GRAND

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Current State

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Current State of Human Factors in Systems Design

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e578902012-055 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Karen Feigh ◽

Zarrin Chua ◽

Chaya Garg ◽

Alan Jacobsen ◽

John O'Hara ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Systems Design ◽

Current State

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Umbral Calculus

The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics ◽

10.37236/24 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 1000 ◽

Author(s):

A. Di Bucchianico ◽

D. Loeb

Keyword(s):

19Th Century ◽

Finite Differences ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Umbral Calculus ◽

Current State ◽

Logical Foundation ◽

Complete Bibliography ◽

The 19Th Century ◽

Mathematical Literature

We survey the mathematical literature on umbral calculus (otherwise known as the calculus of finite differences) from its roots in the 19th century (and earlier) as a set of “magic rules” for lowering and raising indices, through its rebirth in the 1970’s as Rota’s school set it on a firm logical foundation using operator methods, to the current state of the art with numerous generalizations and applications. The survey itself is complemented by a fairly complete bibliography (over 500 references) which we expect to update regularly.

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