Title :
Investigating User Engagement with Synthetic Characters
Author :
Hall, Lynne ; Jones, Susan ; Hall, Marc
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Technol., Sunderland Univ., Sunderland
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;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2008. ICALT '08. Eighth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santander, Cantabria
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3167-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2008.293
