The Improvisation of Linguistic Style: Social and Affective Bases for Agent Personality. Marilyn A. Walker, Janet Cahn and Stephen J. Whittaker. Proceedings of the ACM Agents '97 Conference. February, 1997. 10-17.     PS (215K) PS.GZ (67K) PDF (221K)
The original script, from Casablanca:
Laszlo and Ilsa enter the cafe.
Waiter: Yes, Monsieur?
Laszlo: I reserved a table. Victor Laszlo.
Waiter: Yes, Monsieur Laszlo, right this way.
Laszlo and Ilsa go to the table.
Laszlo: Two cointreaux, please.
Waiter: Yes, Monsieur.
For improvisation based on the original script, each character
is given a strategy based on social variables (power differences,
social distance) and an emotional disposition. The strategy is
reflected in the text; the emotional disposition in the speech acoustics.
(Illustration of LSI program flow).
Variations on text and emotional disposition, as generated by the LSI and Affect Editor programs.
(1) |
Waiter: Approval-oriented, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Direct, Angry. |
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.AU (172K) | .WAV (418K) | Text |
(2) |
Waiter: Approval-oriented, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Approval-oriented, Disgusted. | |
.AU (255K) | .WAV (562K) | Text |
(3) |
Waiter: Direct, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Autonomy-oriented, Distraught. | |
.AU (262K) | .WAV (587K) | Text |
(4) |
Waiter: Direct, Angry.
Laszlo: Direct, Disgusted. | |
.AU (252K) | .WAV (565K) | Text |
(5) |
Waiter: Approval-oriented, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Direct, Annoyed. | |
.AU (211K) | .WAV (482K) | Text |
(6) |
Waiter: Approval-oriented, Gruff.
Laszlo: Off-record, Distraught. | |
.AU (771K) | .WAV (769K) | Text |
(1) |
Waiter: Approval-oriented, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Direct, Angry. |     to Results |
(2) |
Waiter: Approval-oriented, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Approval-oriented, Disgusted. |     to Results |
(3) |
Waiter: Direct, Pleasant.
Laszlo: Autonomy-oriented, Distraught. |     to Results |
(4) |
Waiter: Direct, Angry.
Laszlo: Direct, Disgusted. |     to Results |
(5) |
Waiter: approval-oriented, pleasant.
Laszlo: direct, annoyed. |     to Results |
(6) |
Waiter: approval-oriented, gruff.
Laszlo: off-record, distraught. |     to Results |