Serious Games represent an acknowledged potential for instruction, because they are able
to strongly motivate learners. They can also provide immersive environments where …

In the West and other parts of the world, the ideal of an individualised, personalised
education system has become ever more influential in recent times. Over the last 30 years …

This paper presents a generic and flexible architecture for emotional agents, with what we
consider to be the minimum set of functionalities that allows us to implement and compare …

In this paper, we investigate an application of virtual reality and artificial intelligence (AI) as a
technological combination that has a potential to improve the learning experience and …

Emotion has been investigated from various perspectives and across several domains
within human-computer interaction (HCI) including intelligent tutoring systems, interactive …

This article examines the educational efficacy of a learning environment in which children
diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) engage in social interactions with an …

Educating society concerning stigmatized conditions, such as the eating disorder Anorexia
Nervosa (AN), aims to change attitudes that will encourage individuals with AN to recognize …

Abstract Pedagogical Agents (PAs) that would guide interactions in intelligent learning
environments were envisioned two decades ago. These early animated characters had …

A key goal in agent research is to be able to generate multimodal characters that can reflect
a particular personality. The Big Five model of personality provides a framework for codifying …

The paper reports work to create believable autonomous Non Player Characters in Video
games in general and educational role play games in particular. It aims to increase their …