Virtual Coaches over Mobile Video

Abstract

We hypothesize that the context of a smartphone, how a virtual human is presented within a smartphone app, and indeed, the nature of that app, can profoundly affect how the virtual human is perceived by a real human. We believe that virtual humans, presented over video chat services (such as Skype) and delivered using mobile phones, can be an effective way to deliver coaching applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1171583

Entities

People

  • David M. Krum
  • Mark Bolas
  • Sin-hwa Kang

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artifacts
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Communication Channels
  • Computers
  • Counseling
  • Education
  • Human Behavior
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Mobile Application Software
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Personality
  • Platforms
  • Prototypes
  • Psychology
  • Public Opinion
  • Simulators
  • Smartphones
  • Training
  • Video

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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