Title :
Show some respect! The impact of technological factors on the treatment of virtual humans in conversational training systems
Author :
Johnsen, Kyle ; Rossen, Brent ; Beck, Diane ; Lok, Benjamin ; Lind, D. Scott
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Abstract :
Understanding the human-computer interface factors that influence users´ behavior with virtual humans will enable more effective human-virtual human encounters. This paper presents evidence of a significant relationship between behavioral indicators of respect by users and virtual reality technology factors. Moreover, we found this evidence in an application domain where respect for others is fundamentally important, health professional education.
Keywords :
biomedical education; computer based training; human computer interaction; virtual reality; conversational training systems; health professional education; human computer interface; human-virtual human treatment; user behavior; virtual reality; Biomedical engineering; Computer graphics; Computer interfaces; Computer science education; Humans; Large screen displays; Medical treatment; TV; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Virtual humans; display comparison; embodied agents; immersive virtual environments; medical education;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Conference (VR), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6237-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1087-8270
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2010.5444769
