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IUI
2003
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Lessons learned in modeling schizophrenic and depressed responsive virtual humans for training
This paper describes lessons learned in developing the linguistic, cognitive, emotional, and gestural models underlying virtual human behavior in a training application designed t...
Robert C. Hubal, Geoffrey A. Frank, Curry I. Guinn
CE
2007
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13 years 4 months ago
Reusable, lifelike virtual humans for mentoring and role-playing
Lifelike, interactive digital characters, serving as mentors and role-playing actors, have been shown to significantly improve learner motivation and retention. However, the cost...
Edward M. Sims
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Hard lessons: effort-inducing interfaces benefit spatial learning
Interface designers normally strive for a design that minimises the user's effort. However, when the design's objective is to train users to interact with interfaces tha...
Andy Cockburn, Per Ola Kristensson, Jason Alexande...
PRESENCE
2008
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13 years 4 months ago
Pilot Evaluation Study of a Virtual Paracentesis Simulator for Skill Training and Assessment: The Beneficial Effect of Haptic Di
Effective, real-time training of health care professionals in invasive procedures is a challenging task. Furthermore, assessing in practice the acquisition of the dexterity and sk...
Costas S. Tzafestas, Kostas Birbas, Yiannis Koumpo...
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Modeling parallel and reactive empathy in virtual agents: an inductive approach
Humans continuously assess one another's situational context, modify their own affective state, and then respond based on these outcomes through empathetic expression. Virtua...
Scott W. McQuiggan, Jennifer L. Robison, Robert Ph...