This paper outlines the design process and challenges of creating a character for our
implementation of an embodied conversational agent (ECA), specifically integrating diverse …

The utilisation of embodied conversational agents (ECAs) to build a human-agent working
alliance holds promise to promote health behavior change and improve health outcomes …

One would like to rely on design guidelines for embodied conversational agents (ECAs),
grounded on evaluation studies. How to define the physical and mental characteristics of an …

Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs) can increase user engagement and involvement
and can strengthen the effect of an intervention on health outcomes that is provided via an …

Prior research has shown that the more patients know about their disease, health, and
lifestyle the better the health outcomes are. Patients who are suffering from either a physical …

Embodied conversational agents (ECA) have potential as facilitators for health interventions.
However, their utility is limited as long as people must sit down in front of a computer to …

One would like to rely on design guidelines for embodied conversational agents (ECAs),
grounded on evaluation studies. How to define the physical and mental characteristics of an …

Interventions to improve health and well-being abound. Whether they are designed for
prevention, maintenance or improvement, a key challenge is the motivation of the user to …

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are gaining interest to elicit user engagement and
stimulate actual use of eHealth applications. In this literature review, we identify the …

Abstract Conversational Agents (CAs) are widely spread in a variety of domains, such as
health and customer service. There is a recent trend of increasing publications and …