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- Tele-media-art: feasibility tests of web-based dance education for the blind using kinect and sound synthesis of motionPublication . Dias, José Rodrigues; Penha, Rui; Morgado, Leonel; Veiga, Pedro Alves da; Carvalho, Elizabeth; Marcos, AdéritoTele-media-art is a web-based asynchronous e-learning platform, enabling blind students to have dance and theatre classes remotely, using low-cost motion tracking technology feasible for home use. Teachers and students submit dance recordings augmented with sound synthesis of their motions. Sound synthesis is generated by processing Kinect motion capture data, enabling blind students to compare the audio feedback of their motions with the audio generated by the teacher’s motions. To study the feasibility of this approach, the authors present data on early testing of the prototype, performed with blindfolded users.
- Virtual tutor: a case of study in University AbertaPublication . Carvalho, Elizabeth; Marcos, AdéritoThe project VIRTUAL TUTORING – the virtual tutor as learning mediating artifact in online university education, is an ongoing project, with the main goal of analyzing the pedagogic impact of an anthropomorphic user interface on a typical distance learning environment targeted to support online higher education. It implies the development of 3D rigged avatars that should perform typical online tutor activities. The virtual tutor should mimic a human tutor, being a kind of emphatic interface between the student and the course module in Moodle. But more than this, the virtual tutor should give support in the learning process of the student, working as much as a guide inside the contents offered by the e-learning course. This paper gives an overview of the project present development status.
- Empathic mediators for distance learning coursesPublication . Cláudio, Ana Paula; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Silva, João Balsa da; Alves, Catarina Bilé; Costa, Ricardo; Marcos, Adérito; Carvalho, Elizabeth; Rocio, Vitor; Morgado, Leonel; Morgado, Lina; Varghese, Anila Ann; Seixas, Sónia; Barros, Daniela Melaré Vieira; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Martinho, CarlosOnline distance learning introduces several challenges, such as the dependence of online tools, the asynchronous communication between teachers and students, and the lack of synchronous social engagement level that inclassroom teaching can leverage. The existence of an online tutor 24 hours/day would be an interesting asset to potentially work as an additional learning support tool. The Virtual Tutoring project aims at the development of solutions involving anthropomorphic 3D avatars that work as both virtual online tutors in the Moodle e-learning platform as well as coaches in a mobile application that interact empathically with the students by predicting their emotional state and selecting appropriate emotion regulation strategies. This paper presents the current status of the project, preliminary evaluations with students, and future developments.