People in dialog use a rich set of nonverbal behaviors, including variations in the prosody of
their utterances. Such behaviors, often emotion-related, call for appropriate responses, but …

Organizations have increasingly begun using digital human representations (DHRs), such
as avatars and embodied agents, to deliver health behavior change interventions (BCIs) that …

Introduction: Improving adherence to antidiabetic medication is crucial, resulting in improved
health outcomes, cost reduction, and minimization of waste. A lack of underlying theory in …

Since the introduction of the idea of the software interface agent the question recurs whether
these agents should be personified and graphically visualized in the interface. In this …

This chapter describes the development of a theory-driven and evidence-based digital
intervention to facilitate self-care in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and …

In this editorial, we introduce the special issue on design science research in human-
computer interaction with four papers extended from the 2020 European Conference on …

ABSTRACT The use of Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs) in the domain of lifestyle
coaching has been the subject of many studies in the last decades. With ageing populations …

Persuasion involves one or more persons who are engaged in the activity of creating,
reinforcing, modifying, or extinguishing beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations and/or …

Diabetes type I treatment requires daily insulin injections together with a regular diet and
frequent blood glucose monitoring. To regulate the insulin intake the patient has to measure …

The Persuasiveness of a Smiling Embodied Conversational Agent Page 1 Running head:
THE SMILE OF AN EMBODIED CONVERSATIONAL AGENT The Persuasiveness of a …