Computer agents versus avatars: Responses to interactive game characters controlled by a computer or other player

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 57-68

  Lim, Sohye ^a   Reeves, Byron ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent; Avatar; Competitive and cooperative game play

Indexed keywords

AVATAR; COMPUTER AGENTS; COMPUTER CODES; COOPERATIVE GAME; FORMS OF REPRESENTATION; GAME PLAYERS; INTERACTIVE GAMES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUBJECT EXPERIMENT; SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMPETITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 71649089777     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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