Your Virtual Butler The Making-of

In most scenarios of the future a personalized virtual butler appears. This butler not only performs communication and coordination tasks but also gives recommendations on how to handle everyday problems. The aim of this book is to explore the prerequisites of such a personalized virtual butler by a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Trappl, Robert (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • From Jeeves to Jeannie to Siri, and Then?
  • Part I: Psychological and Social Considerations
  • Would a Virtual Butler Do a Good Job for Old People? Psychological Considerations about Benefits and Risks of Technological Assistance
  • Framing the Invisible – The Social Background of Trust
  • Part II: Experiences with/Prerequisites for Virtual or Robotic Companions
  • Virtual Butler: What Can We Learn from Adaptive User Interfaces?
  • Towards Affect Sensitive and Socially Perceptive Companions
  • Before We Get There, Where Are We Going?
  • Virtual Helper or Virtual Card Player? Contrasting Responses of Older Users
  • Scenarios for Companions
  • Care-O-bot R3 – Vision of a Robot Butler
  • Part III: Further Developments
  • Spoken Language Processing: Where Do We Go from Here?
  • Virtual Butlers and Real People: Styles and Practices in Long-Term Use of a Companion
  • What Issue Should Your Virtual Butler Solve Next?