• DocumentCode
    2088290
  • Title

    Investigating User Engagement with Synthetic Characters

  • Author

    Hall, Lynne ; Jones, Susan ; Hall, Marc

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Comput. & Technol., Sunderland Univ., Sunderland
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-5 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    549
  • Lastpage
    550
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses a persona based approach for investigating user engagement with synthetic characters. It presents a study of 75 participants who engaged with FearNot! a 3D virtual school populated by synthetic characters involved in scenarios related to exploring strategies for coping with bullying. Participants created character persona posters for FearNot! characters. Analysis of these posters identify that users empathize and engage, enriching characters with back-story consistent with the FearNot! narrative.
  • Keywords
    avatars; computer aided instruction; human factors; 3D virtual school; FearNot!; character persona posters; synthetic characters; user engagement; Education; Educational institutions; Social network services; Watches; personal; personas; social and emotional learning; user engagement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2008. ICALT '08. Eighth IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Santander, Cantabria
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3167-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2008.293
  • Filename
    4561762
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2088290