TSI-enhanced pedagogical agents to engage learners in virtual worlds

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

doi:10.4018/jdet.2013010101

TSI-enhanced pedagogical agents to engage learners in virtual worlds

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

School of Computing and Information systems

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Distance Education Technologies
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2013010101
Publication status	Published - Jan. 2013

Keywords

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

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