Avatar Animations and Audio Fillers for Managing Response Delays
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Date
2025
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The Eurographics Association
Abstract
This study presents techniques for managing response delays in avatars with large language models (LLMs) to enhance user interaction. While existing avatar-based LLMs focus on human-like conversational abilities, they often overlook the impact of response delays on user experience. Our system strategically reframes these delays as opportunities to enhance the perceived humanness of the avatar by incorporating emotion-based animations, a companion pet, and contextually appropriate audio fillers. Through thoughtful audio-visual design and user interface enhancements during waiting periods, the demo showcases how effective delay management can sustain engagement, foster natural interactions, and turn waiting moments into meaningful elements of the conversational experience.
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CCS Concepts: Methods and Applications → Artificial Intelligence ; Interaction → User Interface Design; Animation → Behavioral Animation
@inproceedings{10.2312:pg.20251316,
booktitle = {Pacific Graphics Conference Papers, Posters, and Demos},
editor = {Christie, Marc and Han, Ping-Hsuan and Lin, Shih-Syun and Pietroni, Nico and Schneider, Teseo and Tsai, Hsin-Ruey and Wang, Yu-Shuen and Zhang, Eugene},
title = {{Avatar Animations and Audio Fillers for Managing Response Delays}},
author = {Singaravelan, Gopi Krishnan and Lay, Zhi Lynn and Han, Ping-Hsuan},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-295-0},
DOI = {10.2312/pg.20251316}
}