Search for dissertations about: "Gunilla Svanfeldt"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Gunilla Svanfeldt.

2. 1. Expressiveness in virtual talking faces

   Author : Gunilla Svanfeldt; Björn Granström; Francisco Lacerda; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Language technology; Språkteknologi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, different aspects concerning how to make synthetic talking faces more expressive have been studied. How can we collect data for the studies, how is the lip articulation affected by expressive speech, can the recorded data be used interchangeably in different face models, can we use eye movements in the agent for communicative purposes? The work of this thesis includes studies of these questions and also an experiment using a talking head as a complement to a targeted audio device, in order to increase the intelligibility of the speech. READ MORE