Barbara Hayes-Roth
Barbara Hayes-Roth’s work includes intelligent characters that interact with people. Her shared research examines how an agent’s behavior, speech, and social role can be designed. Hayes-Roth coauthored Designing for Diversity with Heidy Maldonado and Marcia Moraes. At the time of publication, she was affiliated with Stanford’s computer science department and Extempo Systems. The authors propose ten qualities for designing interactive characters. These include speech, gesture, emotion, social behavior, and role, considered from the viewpoint of people interacting with the character.
- Works
- 143
- Citations
- 8,653
- h-index
- 38
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1991
Research recognition
AAAI elected Barbara Hayes-Roth as a Fellow in 1991.
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As of October 2026
A shared character-design study
Hayes-Roth coauthored Designing for Diversity with Heidy Maldonado and Marcia Moraes. At the time of publication, she was affiliated with Stanford’s computer science department and Extempo Systems.
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As of October 2026
A framework for interaction
The authors propose ten qualities for designing interactive characters. These include speech, gesture, emotion, social behavior, and role, considered from the viewpoint of people interacting with the character.
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As of October 2026
Designing for cultural variation
The paper examines versions of an Extempo learning guide for Brazilian, Venezuelan, and American settings. The study treats cultural variation as part of character design.
Sources and credits
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