TSI-enhanced pedagogical agents to engage learners in virtual worlds

Steve Leung, Sandeep Virwaney, Fuhua Lin, A. J. Armstrong, Adien Dubbelboer

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    Abstract

    Building pedagogical applications in virtual worlds is a multi-disciplinary endeavor that involves learning theories, application development framework, and mediated communication theories. This paper presents a project that integrates game-based learning, multi-agent system architecture (MAS), and the theory of Transformed Social Interaction (TSI), the project implements a group of engaging, affectionate and effective pedagogical agents equipped with abilities of self-repsentation, emotional states reasoning and situational awareness. A prototype of a virtual quiz show, QuizMASter, has been implemented to realize these abilities, and will be used to test for the effectiveness of the approach.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-13
    Number of pages13
    JournalInternational Journal of Distance Education Technologies
    Volume11
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan. 2013

    Keywords

    • Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) Agent
    • Multiagent Systems
    • Pedagogical Agent
    • Transformed Social Interaction (TSI) Theory
    • Virtual Quiz Games

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