Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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400905 | International Journal of Human-Computer Studies | 2011 | 13 Pages |
In this paper we present Turk-2, a hybrid multi-modal chess player with a robot arm and a screen-based talking head. Turk-2 can not only play chess, but can see and hear the opponent, can talk to him and display emotions. We were interested to find out if a simple embodiment with human-like communication capabilities enhances the experience of playing chess against a computer. First, give an overview of the development road to multi-modal communication with computers. Then we motivate our research with a hybrid system, we introduce the architecture of Turk-2, we describe the human experiments and its evaluation. The results justify that multi-modal interaction makes game playing more engaging, enjoyable – and even more effective. These findings for a specific game situation provide yet another evidence of the power of human-like interaction in turning computer systems more attractive and easier to use.
► Turk-2 is a multi-modal chess player with a robot arm and a screen-based talking head. ► Turk-2 can see and hear the opponent, can talk to him and display emotions. ► The experience of playing chess against a multi-modal computer was studied.