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Prototyping a Conversational Agent for Children's Play

Rohan, Lorena Ioana (2025) Prototyping a Conversational Agent for Children's Play.

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Abstract:This research offers a structured approach to implementing a voice-based conversational agent for children aged four to seven years, aimed at facilitating playful movement and physical engagement, and enabling integration within kindergarten settings. The motivation to implement such an agent stems from the lack of comprehensive design guidelines for building meaningful interactions between conversational technologies and young users. As playtime continues to decline in childhood environments such as kindergartens, it is crucial to refocus attention on the importance of play and its various benefits, including support for cognitive, language, and narrative development. The study presents a detailed overview of existing research on conversational agents for children, along with a clear methodology entailing the steps for prototyping an effective, child-friendly scenario that can later serve as a reference during implementation. Subsequently, the research informed the creation of a prototype incorporating the developed storyline suitable for young audiences, while taking into account the technical considerations of designing such agents. The prototype underwent an evaluation phase with children to collect feedback on its effectiveness. Based on this feedback, the research generated recommendations for future design guidelines and product refinements.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Subject:54 computer science
Programme:Computer Science BSc (56964)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107327
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