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This paper presents a census of 147 virtual agents, by examining and reporting on their physical and demographical characteristics. The study shows that the vast majority of agents developed are from a white ethnic background. Overall, female agents tend to be more photo realistic than their male counterparts who are more cartoon like. These findings highlight current stereotypes in relation to agents and contribute to a deeper understanding of virtual worlds. © 2007 Rabia Khan, Antonella De Angeli.
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Khan, R., & De Angeli, A. (2007). Mapping the demographics of virtual humans. In People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference (Vol. 2). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2007.82
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