Can interaction design civilize the experience economy?

The main purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical model incorporating the concept of circular economic activities. We construct a circular economy model with two types of economic resources, namely, a polluting input and a recyclable input. ...

Previous studies have highlighted the benefits of pedagogical conversational agents using socially-oriented conversation with students. In this work, we examine the effects of a conversational agent’s use of affiliative and self-defeating humour — ...

Politeness is believed to facilitate communication in human interaction, as it can minimize the potential for conflict and confrontation. Regarding the role of politeness strategies for human-robot interaction, conflicting findings are presented in the ...