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Nowadays, the percentage of elderly people is increasing, especially in developed countries. Technological products can be used to propel a cohesive and inclusive inter-generational society, although they should be adapted to satisfy the needs and preferences of elderly people. In this paper, we present 3D virtual agents as a promising system to improve the autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL) of elderly people, as they are technological systems that look and act like a person, thanks to the use of speech recognition and voice communication, and they can facilitate users’ everyday life. In this work, the connection between a virtual agent with a SQL database engine allows our agent to be connected to the health center, thus being able to assist users in their daily intake of medication.
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Garrido, P., Sanchez, A., Martinez, F.J., Baldassarri, S., Cerezo, E., Seron, F.J. (2013). Using 3D Virtual Agents to Improve the Autonomy and Quality of Life of Elderly People. In: van Berlo, A., Hallenborg, K., Rodríguez, J., Tapia, D., Novais, P. (eds) Ambient Intelligence - Software and Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 219. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00566-9_17
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