Reflecting on the Status Quo of Nonverbal Human-Machine Interaction

Fábio Barros, Fábio Barros, António Teixeira, António Teixeira, António Teixeira, Samuel Silva, Samuel Silva, Samuel Silva

2023

Abstract

Among humans, speech plays a central role in providing a form of communication that is efficient and natural. But communication goes beyond the verbal component harnessing a wide range of nonverbal aspects ranging from how words are said to posture, gestures, and facial movements. These, can complement or reinforce the message increasing the adaptiveness of our communication abilities to different contexts, a desirable characteristic to also have in our interaction with machines. Nevertheless, nonverbal communication cues are still scarcely considered for human-machine interaction not only motivated by the complexity of understanding and tackling them, but also by difficulties in translating them into a broader range of scenarios. In this context, this article examines the current state of research on nonverbal interaction and reflects on the challenges that need to be addressed in a multidisciplinary effort to advance the field.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Barros F., Teixeira A. and Silva S. (2023). Reflecting on the Status Quo of Nonverbal Human-Machine Interaction. In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 4: BIOSIGNALS; ISBN 978-989-758-631-6, SciTePress, pages 344-350. DOI: 10.5220/0011798200003414

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals23,
author={Fábio Barros and António Teixeira and Samuel Silva},
title={Reflecting on the Status Quo of Nonverbal Human-Machine Interaction},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 4: BIOSIGNALS},
year={2023},
pages={344-350},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011798200003414},
isbn={978-989-758-631-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 4: BIOSIGNALS
TI - Reflecting on the Status Quo of Nonverbal Human-Machine Interaction
SN - 978-989-758-631-6
AU - Barros F.
AU - Teixeira A.
AU - Silva S.
PY - 2023
SP - 344
EP - 350
DO - 10.5220/0011798200003414
PB - SciTePress