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iCat, the chess player: the influence of embodiment in the enjoyment of a game

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André Pereira,

Carlos Martinho,

Ana PaivaAuthors Info & Claims

AAMAS '08: Proceedings of the 7th international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems - Volume 3

Pages 1253 - 1256

Published: 12 May 2008 Publication History

Abstract

This paper presents an experiment that evaluates and compares the user enjoyment when playing a game of chess in two situations: against a physically embodied robotic agent and against a virtually embodied agent, displayed on screen. The results of the study suggest that embodiment has implications on user enjoyment, as the experience against a robotic agent was classified as more enjoyable than against a virtually embodied agent.

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iCat, the chess player: the influence of embodiment in the enjoyment of a game
1. Applied computing
  1. Operations research
    1. Industry and manufacturing
      1. Command and control

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AAMAS '08: Proceedings of the 7th international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems - Volume 3

May 2008

503 pages

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