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===Social & Emotional Agents=== | ===Social & Emotional Agents=== | ||
- | Actual lively interaction between humans is based on active communication using language, non-verbal gestures and emotions. | + | Actual lively interaction between humans is based on active communication using language, non-verbal gestures and emotions. |
==Empathy== | ==Empathy== | ||
Empathy is a feeling evoked as a result of a person attending and understanding the emotional expression of another person. It is one of the methods used by humans to maintain a relationship Bickmore & Picard (2003). Social agents that are humans-relations inspired could also use empathy as part of their communication and interaction methods. | Empathy is a feeling evoked as a result of a person attending and understanding the emotional expression of another person. It is one of the methods used by humans to maintain a relationship Bickmore & Picard (2003). Social agents that are humans-relations inspired could also use empathy as part of their communication and interaction methods. | ||
- | Virtual and social agents have already been acting empathetic with other agents and humans. As an example, the use of empathetic characters offers great advantages in children educational software applications. These interactive characters can autonomously act according to their own state and emotions resulting in unlimited possibilities of behaving | + | Virtual and social agents have already been acting empathetic with other agents and humans. As an example, the use of empathetic characters offers great advantages in children educational software applications. These interactive characters can autonomously act according to their own state and emotions resulting in unlimited possibilities of behaving |
==Theory of Emotion and Cognition == | ==Theory of Emotion and Cognition == |