APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Do Adults View Virtual Characters As Friendship Partners?

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session

  • 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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