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A multimodal conversational coach for active ageing based on sentient computing and m‐health
Author(s) -
Griol David,
Molina José Manuel,
Sanchis Araceli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
expert systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1468-0394
pISSN - 0266-4720
DOI - 10.1111/exsy.12454
Subject(s) - computer science , active ageing , coaching , life expectancy , human–computer interaction , population ageing , expectancy theory , dialog system , component (thermodynamics) , health coaching , population , older people , psychology , medicine , gerontology , world wide web , psychotherapist , social psychology , environmental health , dialog box , physics , thermodynamics
As life expectancy increases, it has become more necessary to find ways to support healthy ageing. A number of active ageing initiatives are being developed nowadays to foster healthy habits in the population. This paper presents our contribution to these initiatives in the form of a multimodal conversational coach that acts as a coach for physical activities. The agent can be developed as an Android app running on smartphones and coupled with cheap widely available sport sensors in order to provide meaningful coaching. It can be employed to prepare exercise sessions, provide feedback during the sessions, and discuss the results after the exercise. It incorporates an affective component that informs dynamic user models to produce adaptive interaction strategies.