Krumhuber, E;
Kappas, A;
Hume, C;
Hall, L;
Aylett, R;
(2015)
From Non-human to Human: Adult's and Children's Perceptions of Agents Varying in Humanness.
In: Brinkman, WP and Broekens, J and Heylen, D, (eds.)
Intelligent Virtual Agents: Proceedings [of the] IVA 2015, 15th International Conference.
(pp. pp. 471-474).
Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
While most interface agents have been designed from an adult perspective, the present paper compares adults’ and children’s views of agents that vary in their degree of humanness. Four synthetic characters ranging in appearance from non-human to very human (blob, cat, cartoon, human) were presented to adult and children perceivers and were evaluated with respect to their cognitive and emotional abilities. The visual appearance significantly influenced participants’ ratings in both age groups. However, the pattern of results was more differentiated for adult perceivers as a function of the human-likeness of the character. The findings suggest that children may rely less on human-like features in inferring agents’ capabilities which are judged along simpler cognitive and social dimensions. Implications for the design of artificial agents are discussed.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | From Non-human to Human: Adult's and Children's Perceptions of Agents Varying in Humanness |
| Event: | IVA 2015, 15th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 26-28 August 2015, Delft, The Netherlands |
| Location: | Delft, NETHERLANDS |
| Dates: | 26 August 2015 - 28 August 2015 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783319219950 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-21996-7_50 |
| Publisher version: | http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-3... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Agent; Appearance; Human-like, Theory of mind, Children |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1510214 |
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