Social presence, or the feeling of being there with a “real” person, is a crucial component of
interactions that take place in virtual reality. This paper reviews the concept, antecedents …

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are gaining interest to elicit user engagement and
stimulate actual use of eHealth applications. In this literature review, we identify the …

A growing body of research is examining the way that virtual reality (VR) technology might
enrich the lives of older adults. However, no studies have yet examined how this technology …

Embodied conversational agents may be used to engage users in adopting eHealth
applications. The aim of this research is to investigate which design features establish a …

As technological development is driven by artificial intelligence, many automotive
manufacturers have integrated intelligent agents into in-vehicle information systems (IVIS) to …

There is growing interest in technologies that allow older adults to socialise across
geographic boundaries. An emerging technology in this space is social virtual reality (VR). In …

Intelligent autonomous agents (IAA) are proliferating and rapidly evolving due to the
exponential growth in computational power and recent advances, for instance, in artificial …

The COVID‐19 lockdown posed challenges for traditional qualitative researchers, as well as
opportunities for innovative qualitative research. While online interviews and focus groups …

In some online interactions, people use avatars to represent themselves and judge whether
interaction partners should be trusted. However, little is known about human accuracy in …

Introduction COVID-19 restrictions created barriers to “business as usual” in healthcare but
also opened the door to innovation driven by necessity. This manuscript (1) describes how …