End-User Development for eXtended Reality using a multimodal Intelligent Conversational Agent

Artizzu V.;Carcangiu A.;Manca M.;Mattioli A.;Mereu J.;Paterno F.;Santoro C.;Simeoli L.;Spano L. D.

2024-01-01

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Abstract

In the past years, both the research community and commercial products have proposed various solutions aiming to support end-user developers (EUDevs), namely users without extensive programming skills, to build and customize XR experiences. However, current tools may not fully eliminate the potential for user errors or misunderstandings. In this paper, we present EUD4XR, a methodology consisting of an intelligent conversational agent to provide contextual help, to EUDevs, during the authoring process. The key characteristics of this agent are its multimodality, comprehending the user’s voice, gaze, and pointing, combined with the environment status. Moreover, the agent could also demonstrate concepts, suggest components, and help explain errors further to reduce misunderstandings for end-user developers of VR/XR.