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ATAL
2009
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
A virtual laboratory for studying long-term relationships between humans and virtual agents
Longitudinal studies of human-virtual agent interaction are expensive and time consuming to conduct. We present a new concept and tool for conducting such studies—the virtual la...
Timothy W. Bickmore, Daniel Schulman
AAI
2010
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13 years 5 months ago
Maintaining engagement in Long-Term Interventions with Relational Agents
We discuss issues in designing virtual humans for applications which require long-term voluntary use, and the problem of maintaining engagement with users over time. Concepts and t...
Timothy W. Bickmore, Daniel Schulman, Langxuan Yin
IVA
2010
Springer
13 years 2 months ago
"Why Can't We Be Friends?" An Empathic Game Companion for Long-Term Interaction
The ability of artificial companions (virtual agents or robots) to establish meaningful relationships with users is still limited. In humans, a key aspect of such ability is empath...
Iolanda Leite, Samuel Mascarenhas, André Pe...
HICSS
2005
IEEE
162views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
An Agent-Based Approach to Study Virtual Learning Communities
This paper focuses on agent-based approach to study the relationship between the individual behavior of participants and the overall development of a virtual community, to help pe...
Yiwen Zhang, Mohan Tanniru
ITS
2010
Springer
167views Multimedia» more  ITS 2010»
13 years 9 months ago
Investigating the Relationship between Presence and Learning in a Serious Game
We investigate the role of presence in a serious game for intercultural communication and negotiation skills by comparing two interfaces: a 3D version with animated virtual humans ...
H. Chad Lane, Matthew J. Hays, Daniel Auerbach, Ma...