Close encounters with the virtual kind: Defining a human-virtual agent coexistence framework

J Arsenyan, A Mirowska, A Piepenbrink - Technological Forecasting and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Virtual agent research has evolved into a substantial body of work, albeit one with a
fragmented structure and overlapping, and at times inconsistent, definitions and results. The …

Simulating the past for understanding the present. A critical review

JA Barceló, F Del Castillo - Simulating prehistoric and ancient worlds, 2016 - Springer
This introductory essay aims to introduce the chapters in the book presenting some aspects
of the theoretical and conceptual framework necessary to consider the advantages computer …

Integration of multi-modal cues in synthetic attention processes to drive virtual agent behavior

S Seele, T Haubrich, T Metzler, J Schild… - Intelligent Virtual Agents …, 2017 - Springer
Simulations and serious games require realistic behavior of multiple intelligent agents in
real-time. One particular issue is how attention and multi-modal sensory memory can be …

Augmenting cognitive processes and behavior of intelligent virtual agents by modeling synthetic perception

S Seele, T Haubrich, J Schild, R Herpers… - Proceedings of the on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Populating virtual worlds with intelligent agents can drastically improve a user's sense of
presence. Applying these worlds to virtual training, simulations, or (serious) games, often …