Avatars as communicators of emotions

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The author of the Ph.D. Amalia Ortiz Nicols. Credit: Amalia Ortiz Nicols
The author of the Ph.D., Amalia Ortiz Nicolás. Credit: Amalia Ortiz Nicolás

Current interactive systems enable users to communicate with computers in many ways, but not taking into account emotional communication. A PhD thesis presented at the University of the Basque Country puts forward the use of avatars or virtual Internet personages as an efficient form of non-verbal communication, principally focusing on emotional aspects.


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