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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Non-anthropomorphic"”.
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Encouraging the expression of the unspeakable : influence and agency in a robotic creature
… unspoken experience through the making of non-speech sounds and we have a situation that demands new thoughts and new methodologies. This thesis works through these questions via the design and study of syngvab, a robotic marionette that moves in response to human non-speech vocal sounds. I …
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Researching and developing the impacts of virtual identity on computational learning environments
… on users, beginning with distinctions between anthropomorphic vs. non-anthropomorphic avatars, user likeness vs. non-likeness avatars, and other conditions informed by insights from the learning sciences and sociology. Our studies have revealed that avatars can support, or harm, performance and …
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Avatars in child investigative interviews: supporting disclosure and eyewitness memory through technology
… to face, with a human virtual character, or a non-human virtual character. The purpose of this study was to identify fruitful directions in designing avatar interviewers, based on preferred disclosure recipient traits. These findings confirmed specific preferences, such as disclosure recipients …