Alexander Wang

schoolCarnegie Mellon Universitybar_chart#2429 Global Rank

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Auditorily Embodied Conversational Agents: Effects of Spatialization and Situated Audio Cues on Presence and Social Perception

Embodiment can enhance conversational agents, such as increasing their perceived presence. This is typically achieved through visual representations of a virtual body; however, visual modalities are not always available, such as when users interact with agents using headphones or display-less glasses. In this work, we…

CHI '263rd AuthorMusic Composition & Sound Design Tools +2

A Design Space for Live Music Agents

Live music provides a uniquely rich setting for studying creativity and interaction due to its spontaneous nature. The pursuit of live music agents---intelligent systems supporting real-time music performance and interaction---has captivated researchers across HCI, AI, and computer music for decades, and recent advanc…

UIST '241st AuthorVoice User Interface (VUI) Design +2

Towards Music-Aware Virtual Assistants

We propose a system for modifying spoken notifications in a manner that is sensitive to the music a user is listening to. Spoken notifications provide convenient access to rich information without the need for a screen. Virtual assistants see prevalent use in hands-free settings such as driving or exercising, activiti…

UIST '242nd AuthorSocial & Collaborative VR +1

Auptimize: Optimal Placement of Spatial Audio Cues for Extended Reality

Spatial audio in Extended Reality (XR) provides users with better awareness of where virtual elements are placed, and efficiently guides them to events such as notifications, system alerts from different windows, or approaching avatars. Humans, however, are inaccurate in localizing sound cues, especially with multiple…

CHI '241st AuthorHonorable MentionCreative Collaboration & Feedback Systems +1

MARingBA: Music-Adaptive Ringtones for Blended Audio Notification Delivery

Audio notifications provide users with an efficient way to access information beyond their current focus of attention. Current notification delivery methods, like phone ringtones, are primarily optimized for high noticeability, enhancing situational awareness in some scenarios but causing disruption and annoyance i…

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