Nicoletta Adamo-Villani
Purdue University
88 Papers
547 Citations
Nicoletta Adamo-Villani is an academic researcher from Purdue University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computer animation & Animation. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 82 publications.
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Papers
Recognizing the emotional state of human and virtual instructors
Alyssa P. Lawson,Richard E. Mayer,Nicoletta Adamo-Villani,Bedrich Benes,Xingyu Lei,Justin Cheng +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation of how well participants were able to perceive different emotions portrayed by a human and virtual instructor in a video lecture on statistics established the first link in the chain between how the emotional tone displayed by an instructor affects learning outcomes.
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The graph camera
Voicu Popescu,Paul Rosen,Nicoletta Adamo-Villani +2 more
- 01 Dec 2009
TL;DR: The graph camera is introduced, a non-pinhole with rays that circumvent occluders to create a single layer image that shows simultaneously several regions of interest in a 3-D scene.
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Interactive animation system for sign language
Nicoletta Adamo-Villani,Gerardo Beni,Ronnie B. Wilbur,Marie Nadolske +3 more
- 31 Aug 2005
TL;DR: In this article, a system for interactive communication in sign language using computer animation is presented, where a three-dimensional avatar configured to communicate using sign language is displayed between the first activity area and the second activity area, and the avatar is directed to sign an expression associated with the selected activity area.
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Do Learners Recognize and Relate to the Emotions Displayed By Virtual Instructors
Alyssa P. Lawson,Richard E. Mayer,Nicoletta Adamo-Villani,Bedrich Benes,Xingyu Lei,Justin Cheng +5 more
TL;DR: This paper found that learners recognized positive from negative emotions, rated the positive instructors as better at facilitating learning, more credible, more human-like, and more engaging, and learners who saw positive instructors indicated they tried to pay attention to the lesson and enjoyed the lesson more than those who saw negative instructors.
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An immersive virtual environment for learning sign language mathematics
Nicoletta Adamo-Villani,Edward Carpenter,Laura Arns +2 more
- 30 Jul 2006
TL;DR: The application teaches mathematical concepts and ASL (American Sign Language) math terminology through user interaction with fantasy 3D virtual signers and environments to increase mathematical skills of deaf children.
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