workshop embodied conversational character 2nd call papers first workshop embodied conversational characters granlibakken resort conference center lake tahoe tahoe city north shore california usa october 1215 1998 support aaai cooperation acm sigchi recent advances several core software technologies made possible new type humancomputer interface conversational character conversational characters autonomous anthropomorphic animated figures ability communicate multiple modalities including spoken language facial expressions gestures unlike textual natural language interfaces conversational characters ability perceive produce verbal nonverbal signals identify discourse structure regulate flow information interlocutors signals include intonational patterns gestures backchannel feedback signals turntaking protocols capabilities enable engage complex interactions human users via natural speech rather complex command languages menus graphical manipulations research conversational characters emerged number disciplines including among others artificial intelligence computational linguistics computer animation computer vision psychology cognitive science virtual reality cscw hci diversity naturally reflected broad range active research areas conversational character interfaces primary goal workshop advance state conversational character research development identifying novel approaches topics issues listed integrating framework embodied conversational humancomputer interaction selected contributors invited expand refine papers inclusion book published addison wesley aims book introduce define advance field give snapshot current work suggest future challenges opportunities particular topics interest include limited multi modal interaction autonomy recognition perception speech behavior dialogue planning gesture facial expressions etc distribution semantic information reactivity opportunism across multiple modalities rendering techniques representation semantic representations character individuation nonverbal communication dialogue planning affect personality turn taking backchannel signals user studies spoken language processing tools character discourse structure building authoring intonation architectures applications papers address one topics demonstrations video presentations working systems strongly encouraged format two halfday workshop include several paper sessions organized around emerging themes followup panel discussions addition demonstration session authors present working systems attendance attendance limited 3540 people preference given authors whose papers selected presentation workshop submission requirements paper submissions due june 15 1998 longer 6 pages 1012 point font upon acceptance authors given opportunity expand papers 810 pages electronic submissions postscript microsoft word formats preferred sent prevost pal xerox com otherwise send four hardcopies scott prevost attn embodied conversational characters workshop fx palo alto laboratory 3400 hillview avenue bldg 4 palo alto ca 94304 voice 650 8137701 deadlines submissions due june 15th notification acceptance august 17th final papers due september 14th workshop october 12th 15th workshop organizers joseph w sullivan fx palo alto lab usa sullivan pal xerox com justine cassell mit media laboratory usa justine media mit edu workshop program committee committee co chairs scott prevost fx palo alto lab usa prevost pal xerox com elizabeth churchill fx palo alto lab usa churchill pal xerox com committee members elisabeth andr dfki gmbh germany elisabeth andre dfki de gene ball microsoft research usa geneb microsoft com phil cohen oregon graduate institute usa pcohen cse ogi edu barbara hayes roth stanford univ usa hayesroth cs stanford edu kenji mase atr international japan mase mic atr co jp clifford nass stanford university usa nass leland stanford edu mark steedman university pennsylvania usa steedman cis upenn edu kris thorisson lego denmark kris digi lego com demos chair timothy bickmore isii inc usa bickmore pal xerox com additional information information please consult workshop web page www fxpal com wecc98