Top Research Papers on Virtual Assistant

There is a growing body of scientific evidence examining the impact of virtual health assistants’ design characteristics on user experience and data suggest that the look and feel of a virtual health assistant does affect user experience.

This study provides critical information on the use and development of virtual teaching assistants using a zero-coding technique, which is the most suitable approach for organizations with limited financial and human resources.

In this study, we delve into the perceived quality of recommendations provided by AI-based virtual service assistants (VSAs). Specifically, the role of the social presence of VSAs in influencing recommendation perceptions is investigated. We also explore how the social presence of a VSA is formed and how perceived anthropomorphism plays a vital role in shaping social presence and eventually instilling trust in VSAs among consumers. These relationships are examined in the context of online government services. The results indicate that consumer interaction with VSAs - manifesting via perceived ...

The educational system outlined establishes a basis for the potential role of integrating artificial intelligence and virtual reality simulation into surgical educational teaching, and creates a novel educational tool by integrating these three components into a formative educational paradigm.

With artificial intelligence entering all spheres of technology, it has also prompted financial businesses to enter into Intelligent Financial Technologies (FinTech). Chatbots and virtual assistants all are examples of how AI is used in the financial services industry. Whereas many companies are humanizing their customer service chatbots and Intelligent Virtual Assistants by giving them names and avatars, no research has been conducted on how IVAs (Intelligent Virtual Assistants) influence customer responses in the financial service setting. The present study aims to examine the role of artifi...

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Artificial Intelligence enabled Virtual Assistants (VAs) are evolving rapidly, offering promising opportunities to provide personalized shopping assistance and 24/7 frontline service. They can reduce the workload of human employees while delivering a seamless customer experience. Despite these benefits, the adoption of AI VAs as a retail marketing channel is patchy. The objective of this study is to reveal the multidisciplinary factors impeding the adoption of AI VAs in retail using the Fuzzy AHP method. Seven main barriers and thirty-seven sub-barriers are identified, classified, and ranked. ...

Virtual influencers (VIs), digitally created characters with a significant presence on social media, are progressively engaged to promote products and brands. Understanding the impact of these influencers' anthropomorphic design is crucial to their marketing effectiveness. Drawing from anthropomorphism literature, this research evaluates the effect of four types of anthropomorphism—namely, appearance, moral virtue, cognitive experience, and conscious emotionality—on followers' perceptions of VI credibility and parasocial relationships, as well as their purchase intention. The results of a surv...

The capability of the VR system to make users feel physically present in the virtual environment contributes significantly to the development of positive emotions and enjoyment, which can contribute positively to the user’s consumer behaviour towards the touristic products and services.

This paper argues that there is a disjunction between the present reality of virtual heritage and virtual reality and discusses the twin challenges of presence and realism within virtual reality.

The development of cyber-physical systems is drawing attention to the question of how data can be captured from the physical world and be fed into a connected IS: the condition of thephysical world can either be ‘‘directly’’ observed or indirectly derived by fusing data from one or more physical sensors.

Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Mixed reality, Extended reality, Immersive systems

There is no other design book on the market in the area of online games and virtual worlds that provides the rich detail, historical context, and conceptual depth of Designing Virtual Worlds.

The aim of this review was to discuss the current knowledge surrounding the various techniques and methodologies related to virtual mounting in dentistry, and whether virtual articulators will become commonplace in clinical practice in the future.

Objective: To determine whether RAL affects perioperative outcomes and long-term efficacy in NSCLC patients, compared with traditional VAL. Summary of Background Data: RAL is a promising treatment for NSCLC. However, its efficacy has not been fully evaluated. Methods: A single-center, open-labeled prospective randomized clinical trial was launched in May 2017 to compare the efficacy of RAL and VAL. By May 2020, 320 patients were enrolled. The perioperative results of RAL and VAL were compared. Results: The 320 enrolled patients were randomly assigned to the RAL group (n = 157) and the VAL grou...

An analysis of the user experience and usability results of the developed application, showing a high user experience score and the experimental group students also found the application enjoyable and they would like to take part in such novel-approach lessons more often.

A review and comparison of the active power control and inertial capabilities of ten VSG solutions available in the literature and a common tuning procedure is proposed to obtain a fair performance comparison.

Abstract As virtual reality (VR) technology enters mainstream markets, it is imperative that we understand its potential impacts on users, both positive and negative. In the present paper, we build on the extant literature’s focus on the physical side effects of VR gameplay (e.g., cybersickness) by focusing on VR’s potential to intensify users’ experiences of negative emotions. We first conducted a preliminary survey to assess users’ emotional responses during VR gameplay, with the results suggesting that certain VR situations can in fact produce intense negative emotional experiences. We then...

This paper examines the classification of modern VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) and conducts a comparative analysis on an example of several relevant for today headsets, showing that overall HTC Vive Pro has the best qualities among the other devices.

Current and emerging technologies and applications in surgery, their benefits and challenges around immersion, spatial awareness and cognition, and their reported and projected use in learning environments, procedure planning and perioperative contexts and in the surgical theatre are explored.