Web page conversation - the IVA alternative
While the internet hosts a variety of translation engines for text, few, if any, are based on a conversation motor with the capacity for natural language translations. Additionally, the technology has also been compiled with speech synthesis and speech recognition tools, making it quite possible for literal verbal interaction. When combined with a 3-D animation depicting some amiable, approachable character, the conversational tool introduces a unique user-friendliness in that the agent can assist the user with navigation through websites. For business concerns, such innovation means that their on-line presence can now literally be depicted with an interactive 3-D model that can respond to user based requests, needs and queries. The agent, currently based on various animated cartoon caricatures (though it supports the capacity for customisation) acts as a personalised interface between users and the website they visit. Another aspect of seamless integration is seen with the variety of communication platforms to which the technology can be adapted. It can work both on standard internet technologies involving the average pc, as well as PDA's and cell phones. The Integrated Virtual Assistant is an interactive 3-D animated feature, that when combined with the natural language conversion technology is far more advanced than many other such web-based assistive technologies. As such it can be utilised for a number of virtual tasks such as sales assistant, trainer, guide or even as a research assistant, giving users both an enjoyable and profitable experience on web surfing.
