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This paper presents a multimodal reference resolution approach in virtual environment, which is called RRVE. Based on the relationship between cognitive status and reference, RRVE divides the objects into four status hierarchies including pointing, in focus, activated, extinct, and step by step it processes multimodal reference resolution according to current status hierarchy. Also it defines a match function to compute the match probability of referring expression and potential referent, and describes the semantic signification and temporal constraints. Finally, sense shape is used to deal with the pointing ambiguity, which helps the user to interact precisely in immersive virtual environment.
This paper is support by National Natural Science Foundation of China (60503066), Advancing Research Foundation (51*0305*05), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Virtual Environment Aided Design and Manufacture Project (VEADAM), National 863 Program of China, China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) Project (CNGI-04-15-7A), MOE Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University and Beijing Program for New Stars in Research (2004A11).
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Chen, X., Xu, N. (2006). A Multimodal Reference Resolution Approach in Virtual Environment. In: Zha, H., Pan, Z., Thwaites, H., Addison, A.C., Forte, M. (eds) Interactive Technologies and Sociotechnical Systems. VSMM 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4270. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11890881_3
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