[4E2-OS-19a] OS-19 (1)

[4E2-OS-19a-05] Supporting Video-mediated Communication based on Nonverbal Signals by Speech and Facial Expressions

Wakana Taguchi¹, 〇Yukiko Nakano¹, Fumio Nihei¹, Shinichi Fukasawa², Hiroko Akatsu² (1. Seikei University, 2. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.)

Keywords:Communication Support, Deformation, Multimodal

In discussing and negotiating using video-mediated communication tools, it sometimes happens that a conversation is stagnated. In such a case, it is better to express positive emotions, and a system that supports the user to express positive emotions is expected to be effective. In this study, we create a tool that artificially expresses positive emotions using voice and face deformation and verify its usefulness. Furthermore, we create a machine learning model for estimating when positive emotional expressions should be generated, and propose a communication support method based on this model.