Visual Stereotypes and Virtual Pedagogical Agents

Virtual Pedagogical Agents Beyond the Constraints of the Computational Approach

V Sammanfattning VII List of Included Papers IX Other Work by the Respondent XII CHAPTER 1: VIRTUAL EMBODIED PEDAGOGICAL AGENTS 1 Virtual embodied pedagogical agents 1 CHAPTER 2: VIRTUAL PEDAGOGICAL AGENTS – A SHORT HISTORICAL RÉSUMÉ 5 Knowledge systems and artifi cial intelligence 5 User modelling 7 Embodiment 7 Computer based pedagogy 7 Present state 8 References 9 CHAPTER 3: A RESEARCH OVERV...

Aesthetic Stereotypes and Virtual Pedagogical Agents

accepted for the International Conference: ICT, Media & Learning Moving Technology, Changing Society (IML'05) Copenhagen, Denmark, November 24-25, 2005. Virtual pedagogical agents, i.e. computer generated characters with pedagogical roles – instructors, coaches, learning companions, etc. – are entering the digital society [1]. Extensive research has been undertaken regarding movements, gesturin...

Virtual pedagogical agents – design guidelines regarding visual appearance and pedagogical roles

Following a brief discussion on aspects of visual appearance and roles respectively, two user studies are presented and discussed. Both focus on learner experiences and explore the reciprocal relation between visual appearance of virtual agents and their pedagogical roles. The paper concludes with some preliminary guidelines for the early stages of the design process of virtual pedagogical agents.

Impacts of Pedagogical Agent Gender in an Accessible Learning Environment

Advances in information technologies have resulted in the use of pedagogical agents to facilitate learning. Although several studies have been conducted to examine the effects of pedagogical agents on learning, little is known about gender stereotypes of agents and how those stereotypes influence student learning and attitudes. This study investigates if the pedagogical agent’s gender influence...

Visual Design of Virtual Pedagogical Agents: Naturalism versus Stylization in Static Appearance

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 em...

Etiquette and Efficacy in Animated Pedagogical Agents: The Role of Stereotypes