Mapping the Demographics of Virtual Humans

This paper presents a census of 147 virtual agents, by examining and reporting on their physical and demographical characteristics. The study shows that the vast majority of agents developed are from a white ethnic background. Overall, female agents tend to be more photo realistic than their male counterparts who are more cartoon like. These findings highlight current stereotypes in relation to agents and contribute to a deeper understanding of virtual worlds.

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Rabia Khan

Antonella De Angeli

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Publication date: September 2007

Publication date (Print): September 2007

Pages: 1-4

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[0001]School of Informatics

The University of Manchester

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2007.82

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Conference name: Proceedings of HCI 2007 The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference University of Lancaster, UK

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 21

Conference location: Lancaster, UK

Conference date: 3 - 7 September 2007

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: British HCI Group Annual Conference

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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Mapping the Demographics of Virtual Humans

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