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Cognitive Load and Productivity Implications in Human-Chatbot Interaction
Johanna Schmidhuber, Stephan Schlögl, Christian Ploder
The increasing progress in artificial intelligence and respective machine learning technology has fostered the proliferation of chatbots to the point where today they are being emb…
The EMPATHIC Project: Mid-term Achievements
M. I. Torres, J. M. Olaso, C. Montenegro +26
The goal of active aging is to promote changes in the elderly community so as to maintain an active, independent and socially-engaged lifestyle. Technological advancements currentl…
Seniors' acceptance of virtual humanoid agents
Anna Esposito, Terry Amorese, Marialucia Cuciniello +5
This paper reports on a study conducted as part of the EU EMPATHIC project, whose goal is to develop an empathic virtual coach capable of enhancing seniors' well-being, focusing on…
The EMPATHIC Project: Building an Expressive, Advanced Virtual Coach to Improve Independent Healthy-Life-Years of the Elderly
Luisa Brinkschulte, Natascha Mariacher, Stephan Schlögl +21
This paper outlines the EMPATHIC Research & Innovation project, which aims to research, innovate, explore and validate new interaction paradigms and plat-forms for future generatio…
Investigating Perceptions of Social Intelligence in Simulated Human-Chatbot Interactions
Natascha Mariacher, Stephan Schlögl, Alexander Monz
With the ongoing penetration of conversational user interfaces, a better understanding of social and emotional characteristic inherent to dialogue is required. Chatbots in particul…
Agent vs. Avatar: Comparing Embodied Conversational Agents Concerning Characteristics of the Uncanny Valley
Markus Thaler, Stephan Schlögl, Aleksander Groth
Visual appearance is an important aspect influencing the perception and consequent acceptance of Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA). To this end, the Uncanny Valley theory contra…