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SUBMITTER: Muller BCN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039013 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Müller Barbara C N BCN Chen Shengnan S Nijssen Sari R R SRR Kühn Simone S
PloS one 20180710 7
Among elderly, the use of serious games steadily increases. Research shows that anthropomorphising digital agents (i.e., ascribing human characteristics to them) has positive short-term consequences on interactions with digital agents. However, whether these effects can also be observed over a long-term period and in a real-life setting is unknown. In two studies, we investigated the important long-term consequences of anthropomorphism among older adults (age > 50) to increase involvement in ser ...[more]