Elder user’s attitude toward assistive virtual agents: the role of voice and gender

• Published in: Journal of ambient intelligence and humanized computing Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 4429 - 4436
• Main Authors: Esposito, Anna, Amorese, Terry, Cuciniello, Marialucia, Riviello, Maria Teresa, Esposito, Antonietta M., Troncone, Alda, Torres, Maria Inés, Schlögl, Stephan, Cordasco, Gennaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Attitudes; Computational Intelligence; Engineering; Females; Gender; Humanoid; Older people; Original Research; Portable computers; Preferences; Questionnaires; Robotics and Automation; Smartphones; Usability; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Voice; Italy

This paper reports on experiments devoted to explore the role of specific attributes of humanoid virtual agents that may influence elderly users’ perception and attitude, determining their acceptance and adoption as assistive devices. In particular, it investigates elderly preference on agents’ gend...