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Evolutionary Virtual Agent at an Exhibition

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Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2007)

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This paper describes the Evolutionary Virtual Agent (EVA) prototype designed as an interactive entertainment system for a multimedia exhibition. This implementation uses a behavioral engine based on a dynamical subsumption architecture and a 3D animated interface that has been projected onto a physical model.

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Theodor G. Wyeld Sarah Kenderdine Michael Docherty

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Heudin, JC. (2008). Evolutionary Virtual Agent at an Exhibition. In: Wyeld, T.G., Kenderdine, S., Docherty, M. (eds) Virtual Systems and Multimedia. VSMM 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4820. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78566-8_14

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