Tham khảo tài liệu 'converging technologies for improving human performance episode 2 part 5', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, cơ khí - chế tạo máy phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance pre-publication on-line version 267 Design Components Several important distinct components of The Communicator introduced below should be carefully designed to work together seemlessly. The Individual Information Component One key element of The Communicator system will be a model or record of each individual including how each individual interacts with the environment and how s he prefers to do so. This would include information like the language spoken the preferred sensory channel and limitations on input and output. This system should also include characteristics of the individual s cognitive capabilities learning speed preferences for learning modalities areas of expertise leisure activities history of important social events and other attributes that are relevant to a given task or situation. Ways that this element could be applied include the following Using bioauthentication the system could identify each individual in a group including specific kinds of information about each individual. This could shorten the initial socialization process in a group setting. Users would be able to specify that they receive input translated into specific languages including captioning or signing if needed. The system could determine what stress levels information density and learning rates work best for the individuals and the group as a whole. The system could provide support so that the individual learns in whatever modality works best for the topic at hand auditory haptic text images virtual reality and any specialized modality with which the user is comfortable. This would include such applications as using sounds to guide an individual through unknown territory if the person s vision and other senses are already monopolized by other inputs. The Avatar Component Another key element of The Communicator system will be avatars that can take on human appearance and behavior in a 3-D environment. They should be .