Path Modeling of Visual Attention, User Perceptions, and Behavior Change Intentions in Conversations With Embodied Agents in VR

• Published in: Computer animation and virtual worlds Vol. 36; no. 3
• Main Authors: Vankit, Sagar A., Genaro Motti, Vivian, Do, Tiffany D., Zamanifard, Samaneh, Diaz, Deyrel, Duchowski, Andrew T., Knijnenburg, Bart P., Volonte, Matias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: embodied conversational agents; Factorial design; multimodal conversations; Subtitles & subtitling; Three dimensional models; Virtual reality

ABSTRACT This study examines how subtitles and image visualizations influence gaze behavior, working alliance, and behavior change intentions in virtual health conversations with ECAs. Visualizations refer to images on a 3D model TV and text on a virtual whiteboard, both reinforcing key content conv...