{"title":"Tamaglitchi","authors":"Karen M. Collins, R. Dockwray","doi":"10.1145/3243274.3243275","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present an overview of the current state of research in anthropomorphism as it relates specifically to product design, and then present a short pilot study of nonverbal sound's influence on anthropomorphism, through two short experiments, one qualitative and one quantitative. These experiments use an online variation of a virtual pet similar to the Tamagotchi, which we have called \"Tamaglitchi\". Results show that non-verbal sound increased the tendency to anthropomorphize a virtual pet.","PeriodicalId":129628,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2018 on Sound in Immersion and Emotion","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2018 on Sound in Immersion and Emotion","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3243274.3243275","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, we present an overview of the current state of research in anthropomorphism as it relates specifically to product design, and then present a short pilot study of nonverbal sound's influence on anthropomorphism, through two short experiments, one qualitative and one quantitative. These experiments use an online variation of a virtual pet similar to the Tamagotchi, which we have called "Tamaglitchi". Results show that non-verbal sound increased the tendency to anthropomorphize a virtual pet.