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

Human-like characters in the interface may evoke social responses in users, and literature
suggests that realism is the most important factor herein. However, the effects of interface …

The Web 3.0 has revolutionized the Internet in the last years and its benefits are still being
studied. The way that websites are being developed is also changing because of this Web …

This article describes an architecture for a dialogue management system to be employed in
serious games for natural language interaction with nonplayer characters. The aim of this …

While virtual worlds are increasingly being used to provide technology-assisted experiential
learning opportunities, no research has yet considered the use of reflective reminiscing …

In this paper we report on our experiences in creating presence for our university in the
Second Life environment. After a brief explanation of our motivation (s), we will describe our …

Navigating media-rich information spaces usually involves switching back and forth between
categories and lists indexing the material and the actual media presentations. In this paper …

In this paper we give a comprehensive overview of our work on digital dossiers for the
presentation of cultural heritage, in particular contemporary art, on the web using standard …

In this paper we propose a tentative framework (R3) for adapting a sequence of predictions
(guided tour) generated by what we call a serial recommender. The R3 framework (rate …

Dyadic co**, the process through which couples manage stress together, is important for
relationship well-being. However, very few studies have considered dyadic co** and its …