Life-Like Characters
Tools, Affective Functions, and Applications

Helmut Prendinger and Mitsuru Ishizuka (Eds.)


Online material for the chapter

MPML and SCREAM: Scripting the Bodies and Minds of Life-Like Characters
by Helmut Prendinger, Santi Saeyor, and Mitsuru Ishizuka


Springer Online - Life-Like Characters Book


Multi-modal Presentation Markup Language (MPML)

This web page contains MPML-related material compiled since 1998.

Scripting Emotion-based Agent Minds (SCREAM)

This web page provides details and video clips about the SCREAM system.

Evaluating Character-based Interfaces

Here you can find additional information on life-like characters. Among others, the page describes our efforts to use bio-signals in order to evaluate the impact life-like characters on human users.


Contact editor: Helmut Prendinger
E-mail: prendinger@acm.org

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About the Authors

Helmut Prendinger

Santi Saeyor

Mitsuru Ishizuka