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Visual realism and virtual pedagogical agents

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Author

Editor

  • John Knight

Summary, in English

The paper presents an overview of arguments for and against visual naturalism in virtual humanlike agents, with a focus on pedagogical settings, concluding that there is: (i) a need for a distinction between static and dynamic qualities in the visual appearance of virtual agents; (ii) little general support for visual naturalism in virtual humanlike agents; and (iii) a definite need for more empirical research on the issue and on user effects of visual aspects in general. Furthermore, the paper analyses how contrasting perspectives towards visual naturalism are related to differences in research practices and research goals.

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Publication/Series

Proceedings of the 3rd International Design and Engagability Conference @ NordiChi 2006 (iDec3)

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Learning

Keywords

  • visual style
  • HCI
  • appearance
  • design spaces
  • stylization
  • naturalism
  • realism
  • research motives
  • virtual pedagogical agents

Conference name

The 3rd International Design and Engagability Conference @ NordiCHI 2006

Conference date

2006-10-14 - 2006-10-18

Conference place

Oslo, Norway

Status

Published