4 Practical Session (MiLCA-Summer-School Tübingen, 2003)

We now come to the practical exercises. Please work in small groups.

The exercises are about

1. Testing and Evaluating the Philips train information system.

2. Getting used to the CLT-tool by extending a small travel-information dialogue by some useful features.

3. Using the CLT-tool to design a speaking elevator dialogue model. You will then test and evaluate your dialogue model using a Lego-robot and hopefuly enhance it based on your eveluation.

• 4.1 Exercise: Philips train information system

• 4.2 The CLT tool
  • 4.2.1 Dialogue Specifications
  • 4.2.2 Devices and Variables
  • 4.2.3 The dialogue automaton
  • 4.2.4 Nodes
  • Output nodes
  • Input nodes
  • Variable nodes
  • Condition nodes
  • Subgraph and Procedure nodes

• 4.3 Running a dialogue

• 4.4 Exercise: Dialogue design using the CLT tool

• 4.5 Designing a speaking elevator dialogue