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Karolina Kuligowska on Jul 15, 2011 in Agent identity, Personality, Agent's Processing, Emotion, Human's perception of Agent, Emotion, State of the Art, Research News | by
Summary: Virtual agent that expresses its own opinions and is a sensitive listener
Virtual human Spike has its own beliefs and values. Additionally, it exhibits rude, pessimistic and confrontational behavior. Even a very cheerful person is not able to convince this virtual agent to chill out, relax or assimilate optimistic outlook. Would you like that Spike became your conversational friend?
Karolina Kuligowska on Jul 19, 2011 in Agent identity, Personality, Life experience, State of the Art, Research News | by
Summary: Virtual humans being interviewed by mental health clinicians
Conversational virtual humans are nowadays applied to the field of neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology. The technology has evolved to a point where researchers may begin developing mental health applications that make use of virtual reality patients. Human patients with acute neurological illnesses are often confused and unable to cooperate with clinicians during medical consultations. Imagine a simulated training with virtual humans having real mental disorders, willing to talk to their doctors, and sharing their emotions!