Abstract
In this research, we develop the operation information dissemination agent "smart caster 24 (TWENTY FOUR)" for the purpose of the design of the expressional model as a life-like agent which enables to watch for a long time. The smart caster 24 is a life-like agent who disseminates news information on the Internet in the form of human newscaster. We analyzed total of 90 news reading motions of 18 human active newscasters and designed the nonverbal expression model for the smart caster. In the results of news reading experiments, we found that the smart caster 24 presented same impression with human newscasters in some evaluation items.
