Making social robots more attractive: the effects of voice pitch, humor and empathy
In this paper we explore how simple auditory/verbal features of the spoken language, such
as voice characteristics (pitch) and language cues (empathy/humor expression) influence …
as voice characteristics (pitch) and language cues (empathy/humor expression) influence …
Motivating health behavior change with humorous virtual agents
Research on the psychology of humor indicates that humor can increase the impact of
persuasive messages in certain circumstances, suggesting that virtual agents could use …
persuasive messages in certain circumstances, suggesting that virtual agents could use …
Can a humorous conversational agent enhance learning experience and outcomes?
Previous studies have highlighted the benefits of pedagogical conversational agents using
socially-oriented conversation with students. In this work, we examine the effects of a …
socially-oriented conversation with students. In this work, we examine the effects of a …
Types of humor that robots can play
Although humor is a well-known social lubricant defusing a complicated conflict between
two parties, the efficacy of humor in human–robot interaction has barely been tested yet …
two parties, the efficacy of humor in human–robot interaction has barely been tested yet …
The effect of voice and humour on users' perceptions of personal intelligent agents
S Moussawi, R Benbunan-Fich - Behaviour & Information …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Personal Intelligent Agents (PIAs) like Siri and Alexa are becoming more
popular among users. In this paper, we investigate the effect of humour and voice of …
popular among users. In this paper, we investigate the effect of humour and voice of …
“Alexa, Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Characterizing Playful Requests to Conversational Agents
Conversational Agents (CAs) such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa are well-suited for
task-oriented interactions (“Call Jason”), but other interaction types are often beyond their …
task-oriented interactions (“Call Jason”), but other interaction types are often beyond their …
“Funny How?” A Serious Look at Humor in Conversational Agents
Conversational agents are rapidly advancing in terms of their capabilities and human
likeness-both of which are intended to enhance the user experience and engagement. One …
likeness-both of which are intended to enhance the user experience and engagement. One …
Humor in human-computer interaction: a short survey
This paper is a short survey on humor in human-computer interaction. It describes how
humor is designed and interacted with in social media, virtual agents, social robots and …
humor is designed and interacted with in social media, virtual agents, social robots and …
Chatbots in the tourism industry: The effects of communication style and brand familiarity on social presence and brand attitude
C Van Hooijdonk - Adjunct Proceedings of the 29th ACM Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Text-based chatbots are increasingly being implemented in the tourism sector to supplement
online customer service encounters. However, customers often perceive conversations with …
online customer service encounters. However, customers often perceive conversations with …
An exploratory study of reactions to bot comments on GitHub
The widespread use of bots to support software development makes social coding platforms
such as GitHub a particularly rich source of data for the study of human-bot interaction …
such as GitHub a particularly rich source of data for the study of human-bot interaction …