User interactions with an affective nutritional coach

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 339-350

  Creed, Christopher ^a   Beale, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Avatar; Behaviour change; Emotion; Engagement

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AVATAR; BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; EMOTION; ENGAGEMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84866730028     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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