SCAPED: Spoken Conversational AI Platform for Experiments on Dialogue

Abstract:

In this study, we developed SCAPED, a platform for running mass experiments with voice-based conversational agents. The main purpose of the toolkit is to study particular aspects of dialogues with an agent. The platform can be integrated into crowdsourcing platforms, such as Prolific as a source for participants and only requires a web browser. It can therefore be used in large-scale experiments. We present a proof-of-concept study which addresses the question of laughter accompanying apologies in a dialogues about the assessments of artworks.

Research areas:

• Dialogue
• Dialogue modelling
• Laughter

Year:

2026

Type of Publication:

In Proceedings

Book title:

AVI '26: Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

Organization:

ACM

ISBN:

9798400723421

DOI:

10.1145/3811427.3811508