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Attitude Towards Humanoid Robots and the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis

Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences, 2019
The main aim of the presented study was to check whether the well-established measures concerning the attitude towards humanoid robots are good predictors for the uncanny valley effect.
Łupkowski Paweł, Gierszewska Marta
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Deviation from typical organic voices best explains a vocal uncanny valley

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
The uncanny valley describes the negative evaluation of near humanlike artificial entities. Previous research with synthetic and real voices failed to find an uncanny valley of voices. This may have been due to an incomplete selection of stimuli.
Alexander Diel, Michael Lewis
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Trends in virtual reality technologies for the learning patient [PDF]

, 2017
NextMed convened the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 22 (MMVR 22) conference in 2016. Since 1992, the conference has brought together a diverse group of researchers to share creative solutions for the evolving challenge of integrating virtual reality ...
Myers, Mary Roland
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Building an Emotionally Responsive Avatar with Dynamic Facial Expressions in Human—Computer Interactions

Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2021
The role of affect has been long studied in human–computer interactions. Unlike previous studies that focused on seven basic emotions, an avatar named Diana was introduced who expresses a higher level of emotional intelligence.
Heting Wang, Vidya Gaddy, James Ross Beveridge, Francisco R. Ortega   +3 more
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Evaluating the Uncanny Valley Effect in Dark Colored Skin Virtual Humans

2023 36th SIBGRAPI Conference on Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI), 2023
With the rapid advancement of technology, the design of virtual humans has led to a very realistic user experience, such as in movies, video games, and simulations. As a result, virtual humans are becoming increasingly similar to real humans. However, following the Uncanny Valley (UV) theory, users tend to feel discomfort when watching entities with ...
Araujo, Victor, Costa, Angelo Brandelli, Musse, Soraia Raupp   +2 more
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Do individuals with autism spectrum disorder not experience the uncanny valley? A psychological experiment and feature analysis using human and robot faces

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
Recently, there have been growing expectations and attempts to use robots in the therapeutic treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Lu Li, Taku Imaizumi, Natsuki Nishikawa, Hirokazu Kumazaki, Kazuhiro Ueda   +4 more
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The clone devaluation effect: A new uncanny phenomenon concerning facial identity.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Technological advances in robotics have already produced robots that are indistinguishable from human beings. This technology is overcoming the uncanny valley, which refers to the unpleasant feelings that arise from humanoid robots that are similar in ...
Fumiya Yonemitsu, Kyoshiro Sasaki, Akihiko Gobara, Yuki Yamada   +3 more
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Crossing the ‘Uncanny Valley’: Adaptation to Cartoon Faces Can Influence Perception of Human Faces

, 2010
In this study we assessed whether there is a single face space common to both human and cartoon faces by testing whether adaptation to cartoon faces can affect perception of human faces.
Chen, Haiwen, Livingstone, Margaret, Nakayama, Ken, Russell, Richard   +3 more
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Uncanny valley effect: A qualitative synthesis of empirical research to assess the suitability of using virtual faces in psychological research

Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2023
Recently, virtual faces are often used as stimuli to replace traditional photographs in human face perception studies. However, despite being increasingly human-like and realistic, they still present flaws in their aspects that might elicit eerie ...
Anna Flavia Di Natale, Matilde Ellen Simonetti, Stefania La Rocca, Emanuela Bricolo   +3 more
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The A(I) Team: Effects of Human‐Likeness and Conformity to Gender Stereotypes on Initial Trust and Willingness to Work With an AI Teammate

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies progress, AI agents arise as potential teammates in the workplace. This study explores how the visual representation of the AI agent as well as its conformity to traditional gender stereotypes affects the manifestation of uncanny valley effects in a workplace team context.
Agata Mirowska, Jbid Arsenyan
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