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DialogDesigner: tools support for dialogue model design and evaluation

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DialogDesigner is an integrated design and development environment that supports dialogue designers in creating an electronic dialogue model, writing dialogue snippets, running and analysing simulation sessions, getting graphical views of the model, making automatic evaluation regarding dialogue model well-formedness, compiling the model into run-time code, and extracting different presentations. DialogDesigner has been used for research purposes as well as in commercial projects. Its primary focus is on providing support for the development process. We explain underlying ideas, illustrate the functionality of DialogDesigner and discuss its strengths.

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  1. Prolog Development Center A/S, H. J. Holst Vej 3C-5C, 2605, Brøndby, Denmark

    Hans Dybkjær

  2. Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark

    Laila Dybkjær

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Dybkjær, H., Dybkjær, L. DialogDesigner: tools support for dialogue model design and evaluation. Lang Resources & Evaluation 40, 87–107 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10579-006-9010-8

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