The research community has long been interested in human interaction with embodied
virtual characters in virtual reality (VR). At the same time, interaction with self-similar virtual …

Although researchers have explored how humans perceive the intelligence of virtual
characters, few studies have focused on the ability of intelligent virtual characters to fix their …

We explored the impact of depth of knowledge on conversational agents and human
perceptions in a virtual reality (VR) environment. We designed experimental conditions with …

In virtual reality, creating intelligent virtual characters has been a long-lasting endeavor.
However, while researchers have investigated several aspects of a virtual character's …

We explored how study participants interacted with virtual characters in a virtual reality
study. Specifically, we developed a 3 (proximity: close vs. middle vs. far) *2 (gesture: passive …

Virtual character's intelligence and task complexity are essential components for the design
of collaboration between humans and virtual characters. However, studies have yet to …

You can be anyone or anything you want in virtual reality (VR), or so the story goes. But what
if the proportions of an avatar do not match the user? Or if someone is visualized moving …

Human interaction is fundamental, and social robots, designed to interact with humans, rely
on anthropomorphism-both humans attributing human-like qualities to robots and robots …

Abstract Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs) are becoming more and more
incorporated into diverse sectors such as customer service, healthcare, education, and …