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Embodied Pedagogical Agents
Embodied pedagogical agents – visually represented, computer generated characters in pedagogical roles, such as virtual instructors, mentors and learning companions – populate the digital society in increasing numbers. They are found in educational programmes from preschool to university, as well as in broader educational contexts in the form of medical counsellors, virtual health coaches, information guides, etc. Since long, they also appear in edutainment and infotainment settings.The paper addresses psychological, cognitive and social aspects of embodied virtual characters in pedagogical contexts with respect to ‘static visual characteristics’, i.e. underlying visual characteristics. On the basis of theoretical considerations as well as several empirical studies, it is argued that users’ visual and aesthetic experience of embodied pedagogical characters (EPCs) is too important to be treated as a secondary issue – not the least with respect to central pedagogical goals to motivate and engage.
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| Full Title | Embodied Pedagogical Agents: From Visual Impact to Pedagogical Implications |
| Year | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | embodied pedagogical agents, virtual instructors, embodied virtual characters, embodied pedagogical characters |
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