Essays about: "wizard"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the word wizard.

  1. 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 informatik

    Author : August Bäckström; William Ekenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Fairness; Anthropomorphism; Experiment study; Social interaction; Agents; Intelligent agents; User enactment; Wizard of Oz.; Experience prototyping; Focus group;

    Abstract : 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

  2. 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 lärande

    Author : Eimear Shannon; [2023]
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  3. 3. Gamification Otherwise : Alternative directions to enhance the sense of friendliness in online communities

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anna Chuprina; [2023]
    Keywords : gamification; sense of community; engagement; social media; gamification; känslan av gemenskap; engagemang; sociala medier;

    Abstract : Gamification is a widely explored topic in various contexts. In particular, gamification is used in the form of likes and reactions on various social media. However, it was identified that this reward system in the form of likes led to addictive behavior. READ MORE

  4. 4. Yakuwarigo and Fantasy Characters : A Case Studyof Howl’s Moving Castle

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Roosa Merilehto; [2022]
    Keywords : Yakuwarigo; role language; fantasy characters; Howl’s Moving Castle; fantasy translation; Japanese; characterization;

    Abstract : Yakuwarigo, or role language, is a Japanese term used to describe different typesof exaggerated spoken languages that are used in Japanese fiction. Yakuwarigo isoften assigned to a character based on, for example, the character’s personality,age, or occupation, and it can be different from how people actually speak in reallife. READ MORE

  5. 5. Investigating the Effects of Robots Reacting to Human Backchanneling on Human-Robot Interaction

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Pauline Littbrand; [2022]
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    Abstract : 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