TALK: Abstract GVU brownbag

TITLE: Primatech: Models and Future Directions

AUTHORS: Jim Davies, Tim Keenan, Wasinee Rungsarityotin, Irfan Essa

The aim of the Primatech project is to create an installation that
simulates communicating with an orangutan that can use sign language.
This talk will focus on the work done on the graphic and cognitive
modeling. Three cognitive models were created in the ACT-R modeling
architecture. The third, and most advanced, a simple grammar was
implemented. The system could parse simple sentences and verify
whether the input statement is true based on facts stored in
memory. The animated graphic model now can demonstrate a few
signs. Future work in the cognitive and graphic areas are discussed.