During the present-day digitization, entrepreneurs can make use of the great connectivity
offered by the Internet. The digital entrepreneur is just a click away from any information …

Virtual humans and social robots frequently generate behaviors that human observers
naturally see as expressing emotion. In this review article, we highlight that these …

Background: The increasing involvement of social robots in human lives raises the question
how humans perceive social robots. Little is known about human perception of synthesized …

Artificial-intelligence (AI) powered conversational (CAI) agents have been growing in
popularity. Like human personality, CAI agent personality can also impact the relationship …

We examined the effects of virtual characters' body type and voice pitch on perceived audio-
visual correspondence and believability. For our within-group study (N= 72), we developed …

The portrayed personality of virtual characters and agents is understood to influence how we
perceive and engage with digital applications. Understanding how the features of speech …

Zusammenfassung In naher Zukunft werden Roboter immer häufiger in den
Lebensbereichen von Alltagsnutzerinnen und-nutzern anzutreffen sein. Sehr deutlich wird …

The emergence of AI has revolutionized video production, enabling innovative approaches
in artistic creation. With self-media's rise and demand for user-generated content, AI drives …

Any system using voice to communicate becomes personified by that voice. For robots,
where the form and non-vocal behaviour also strongly personify the system, we can see a …

Conversational agents (CAs)—software systems emulating conversations with humans
through natural language—reshape our communication environment. As CAs have been …