Feminity, Masculinity and Androgyny: How Humans Perceive the Gender of Anthropomorphic Agents

A.I. Niculescu; Frans van der Sluis; Antinus Nijholt

Feminity, Masculinity and Androgyny: How Humans Perceive the Gender of Anthropomorphic Agents

A.I. Niculescu, Frans van der Sluis, Antinus Nijholt

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Abstract

In this paper we present the first experimental step of a larger study investigating the effects of agents’ gender identification on the perceived interaction quality. The purpose was to determine how test subjects judge the ‘gender’ of virtual humans. 48 test subjects rated 7 agents according to their degree of feminity, masculinity and gender ambiguity. The results showed that subjects’ gender combined with the order in which the agents were presented have a strong impact on their perceived degree of feminity, masculinity and gender ambiguity. The agents identified as having strong feminine, masculine and androgynous traits will be used in the next experimental session to represent a multimodal dialogue system for medical queries.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	HCI International. 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Editors	C. Stephanides
Place of Publication	Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	628-632
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-02884-7
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2009
Event	13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2009 - San Diego, United States Duration: 19 Jul 2009 → 23 Jul 2009 Conference number: 13 http://2009.hci.international/index.php?module=conference&CF_op=view&CF_id=21

Publication series

Name	Proceedings and Posters DVD
Publisher	Springer Verlag

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2009
Abbreviated title	HCI International
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	19/07/09 → 23/07/09
Internet address	http://2009.hci.international/index.php?module=conference&CF_op=view&CF_id=21

Keywords

METIS-263933
Anthropomorphic agents
IR-67818
HMI-HF: Human Factors
physical appearance
gender perception
EWI-15740

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Niculescu, A. I., van der Sluis, F., & Nijholt, A. (2009). Feminity, Masculinity and Androgyny: How Humans Perceive the Gender of Anthropomorphic Agents. In C. Stephanides (Ed.), HCI International. 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 628-632). (Proceedings and Posters DVD). Springer. http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/15740/01/hcii2009-an1.pdf

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Niculescu, AI, van der Sluis, F & Nijholt, A 2009, Feminity, Masculinity and Androgyny: How Humans Perceive the Gender of Anthropomorphic Agents. in C Stephanides (ed.), HCI International. 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Proceedings and Posters DVD, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 628-632, 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2009, San Diego, California, United States, 19/07/09. <http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/15740/01/hcii2009-an1.pdf>

Feminity, Masculinity and Androgyny: How Humans Perceive the Gender of Anthropomorphic Agents. / Niculescu, A.I.; van der Sluis, Frans; Nijholt, Antinus.

HCI International. 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. ed. / C. Stephanides. Heidelberg : Springer, 2009. p. 628-632 (Proceedings and Posters DVD).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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