APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Do Adults View Virtual Characters As Friendship Partners?
- Naomi Aguiar
Georgetown University
Abstract
To date, little is known about the extent to which virtual characters are viewed as social partners. In this study, adults viewed a virtual child as more autonomous and more psychological than a doll. However, they viewed both a virtual child and a doll as affording similar social opportunities.
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