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Case study in choosing a graphical character to support reminiscence therapy for those living with dementia

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The present study describes the process employed to identify a suitable intelligent virtual agent (IVA) for the AMPER App supporting reminiscence therapy for those living with dementia through the use of a facilitating agent. This included three distinct phases: 1) co-creation with project stakeholders and identification of a set of desirable IVA traits; 2) a blind internal team rating process to select a subset from available IVAs; 3) a character survey with healthy older adults to select a final 4 IVAs (2 male, 2 female). We analyse the results, assess inter-subject agreement, and suggest guidelines for IVA selection.

Source: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA)

DOI: 10.1145/3652988.3673964

Authors: Matthew Aylett, Katerina Pappa, Mei Yii Lim, Ruth Aylett, Bruce Wilson, Mario Parra

Institutions: Heriot-Watt University, University of Strathclyde

Language: English

Topic: Social Robot Interaction and HRI

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Awards: G1402345951, G4311862608, G8497533326