Essays about: "wizard of oz"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words wizard of oz.
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1. Don’t be unfair, Mr Bot! : An empirical study exploring the perception of fairness in non-work settings for human-agent interactions
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : This study aimed to explore the implementation of fairness in intelligent agents to enhance their interactions in our social space. Two distinct investigations, an experiment, and a focus group, were conducted to examine the impact of unfair treatment by non-anthropomorphic and anthropomorphic agents, where we sought to answer the research question: How does experiencing unfair treatment from agents with different appearances influence individuals' perceptions, satisfaction, and trust? The experiment encompassed four experimental conditions combining fair and unfair behaviours with agents displaying human-like or non-human-like appearances. READ MORE
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2. Good Witches and Bad Witches and Wily FemaleProtagonists - Oh My! : Dispelling notions of feminism in L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : .... READ MORE
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3. Investigating the Effects of Robots Reacting to Human Backchanneling on Human-Robot Interaction
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : In an interaction between two participants the listener continuously gives feedback to the speaker in the form of gestures and verbal utterances; this is called backchanneling. An example of commonly used backchanneling is nodding or the verbal utterance “yeah”. READ MORE
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4. Book-talks with Furhat : How can Interaction with Conversational Robots be Used to Motivate Swedish Middle Schoolers to Read?
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : In recent years, Swedish school children have experienced a decline in reading motivation. This is no less true for middle school students both in and outside of school. This thesis aims to find ways in which robot book-talks can be used in a school setting to motivate middle schoolers to read. READ MORE
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5. Developing Peer-Trained Autonomous Companion Robots to Tackle Isolation
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : There has been a sharp rise in the loneliness and social isolation felt amongst young people, resulting in an increased risk of developing many harmful conditions. Quarantining and remote working due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic have made the situation worse. READ MORE