Animated pedagogical agent as learning companion

  • Jun Hong Silva UFGD
  • Letícia Simioni Couto UFGD
  • Carla A. Barvinski UFGD
  • Valguima V. V. A. Odakura UFGD

Abstract


This work presents an Animated Pedagogical Agent (APA) developed to run in a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) acting as companion student learning, trying to meet the emotional needs that environment. Was applied a survey with undergraduate students in a course in Computer whose results indicate the success of the APA.

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Published
2013-05-26
SILVA, Jun Hong; COUTO, Letícia Simioni; BARVINSKI, Carla A.; ODAKURA, Valguima V. V. A.. Animated pedagogical agent as learning companion. In: WORKSHOP-SCHOOL ON AGENTS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND APPLICATIONS (WESAAC), 7. , 2013, São Paulo/SP. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2013 . p. 133-135. ISSN 2326-5434. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wesaac.2013.33184.