The Effect of the Visual Gender of an Embodied Agent: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Summary, in English
This study explored if the visual gender representations (androgynous, male, or female) of an embodied agent would influence students’ perceptions of their agent and their attitudes toward the agent as their conversational partner. The study also explored if students’ gender and cultural background would interact with the agent’s visual gender to influence their perceptions and attitudes. Participants were 208 early-teen students sampled from US and South Korea. The results revealed that student gender was a significant factor for influencing students' perceptions and attitudes and that the students showed positive attitudes toward an androgynous agent more than toward a gendered agent (either male or female).
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Publishing year
2012
Language
English
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Learning
Conference name
Annual Meeting of American Education Research Association, 2012
Conference date
0001-01-02
Status
Published