How do we decide how to represent an intelligent system in its interface, and how do we
decide how the interface represents information about the world and about its own workings …

This article is about the kind of trust normally demonstrated in face-to-face human
interaction, along with approaches to and benefits from having our computer interfaces …

Literacy learning—learning how to read and write—begins long before children enter
school. One of the key skills to reading and writing is the ability to represent thoughts …

What kinds of social relationships can people have with computers? Are there activities that
computers can engage in that actively draw people into relationships with them? What are …

This article lays out a program of research designed to address one specific need of young
children—to learn how to write—based on one specific ability of young children—the ability …

This paper presents an overview of methods that can be used to collect and analyse data on
user responses to spoken dialogue system components intended to increase human …

In this paper, we describe an intervention for children with social and communication
deficits, such as autism, based on the use of a virtual peer that can engage in tightly …

This editorial paper introduces an emerging area for human–computer interaction research,
which concerns interaction design and children. To avoid treating children as a …

Behavioral convergence has been identified as one (largely subconscious) contributor to
successful conversations, while rapport is one of the central constructs that explains …

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) were originally implemented as experts in their
respective domains—bankers, real estate agents, or health care workers, for example. In this …