Conversational Technology and Natural Language Visualization for Children’s Learning

This research investigates the combination of Natural Language Visualization and Conversational Technology to support children enhancing linguistic and communication abilities. In particular, I refer to those skills related to self-description that are fundamental in the process of self-knowledge, self-awareness, and self-acceptance. The challenge of this project is to design, develop, and evaluate a dialogue system able to stimulate children to describe themselves with questions and hints; besides, it must be capable of drawing their avatar consistently with what they say and with how they look like.