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Web-based application to foster pro-environmental behavior via empathy
Gaspar, Augusta; Cláudio, Ana PaulaForests are disappearing at a faster pace than ever. As the problem stems not only from business interests but also from consumer’s lack of knowledge and weak motivation, we put Emotion Psychology into practice, creating a web page that addresses the problems and solutions for the world’s great forests through gamification—to motivate people across the world to make a difference, raising their awareness and emp...
Supplementary online resources for the development of behaviour change support ...
Štiglic, Gregor; Braam, Katja; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Correia, Luís; Gosak, Lucija; Lorber, Mateja; Pimenta, Nuno; Cláudio, Ana PaulaThe final chapter presents open-access educational products that supplement this book: case studies and a web application to simulate behaviour change support in persons with chronic disease. The former is of particular interest for academic educators, while the latter may interest students independently pursuing training outside the classroom. These products can also be useful for professionals aiming to enhan...
Ghostdance: Evolving soundscapes in an immersive virtual reality experience
De Lima, Cecília; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Cláudio, Ana Paula; Antunes, Rui Filipe; Siopa, JoséABSTRACT - “Ghostdance” is an innovative ongoing work in progress of generative art that explores the captivating blend of visual, auditory and immersive experiences in the realm of virtual reality (VR). This project harnesses the potential of generative algorithms to create a dynamic soundscape that continually transforms, inviting participants on a journey through ever-changing abstract and visual soundscapes...
Ghostdance: evolving soundscapes in an immersive virtual reality experience
De Lima, Cecília; Siopa, José; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Cláudio, Ana Paula; Antunes, Rui Filipe; Carrilho, João MarquesGhostdance” is an innovative ongoing work in progress of generative art that explores the captivating blend of visual, auditory and immersive experiences in the realm of virtual reality (VR). This project harnesses the potential of generative algorithms to create a dynamic soundscape that continually transforms, inviting participants on a journey through ever-changing abstract and visual soundscapes. In the imm...
Contributions to the design of mobile applications for visitors of Botanical Ga...
Postolache, Stefan; Torres, Rafael; Afonso, Ana Paula; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Cláudio, Ana Paula; Domingos, Dulce; Ferreira, António; Barata, AnaBotanical Gardens are among the most visited touristic attractions, offering scientific, educational, cultural and leisure activities to preserve and enhance heritage and disseminating specialised knowledge on science and history. There are several mobile applications (apps) to support visitors of Botanical Gardens, which explore augmented reality technologies to enrich their experience. Our work aims to system...
Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course:
Pereira Guerreiro, Mara; Angelini, Leonardo; Henriques, Helga; El Kamali, Mira; Baixinho, Cristina Lavareda; Balsa, Joao; Félix, Isa BritoBackground: Conversational agents, which we defined as computer programs that are designed to simulate two-way human conversation by using language and are potentially supplemented with nonlanguage modalities, offer promising avenues for health interventions for different populations across the life course. There is a lack of open-access and user-friendly resources for identifying research trends and gaps and p...
Conversational agents for health and well-being across the life course: protoco...
Guerreiro, Mara Pereira; Angelini, Leonardo; Henriques, Helga Rafael; Kamali, Mira El; Baixinho, Cristina; Balsa, João; Félix, Isa britoBackground: Conversational agents, which we defined as computer programs that are designed to simulate two-way human conversation by using language and are potentially supplemented with nonlanguage modalities, offer promising avenues for health interventions for different populations across the life course. There is a lack of open-access and user-friendly resources for identifying research trends and gaps and p...
Usability of an intelligent virtual assistant for promoting behavior change and...
Balsa, João; Félix, Isa; Cláudio, Ana Paula; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Silva, Isabel Costa e; Guerreiro, Ana; Guedes, Maria; Henriques, AdrianaIn the context of the VASelfCare project, we developed an application prototype of an intelligent anthropomorphic virtual assistant. Designed as a relational agent, the virtual assistant has the role of supporting older people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) in medication adherence and lifestyle changes. Our paper has two goals: describing the essentials of this prototype, and reporting on usability evaluat...
Os avatares Maria e João: tutores virtuais na plataforma e-learning da Universi...
Marcos, Adérito; Carvalho, Elizabeth; Martinho, Carlos; Cláudio, Ana Paula; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Rocio, VitorEste artigo apresenta reflexões seminais acerca da utilização de tutores virtuais no sistema de e-learning da Universidade Aberta. O tutor virtual é uma analogia do tutor humano, adota uma interface antropomórfica com características emocionais, comumente denominado de avatar, que integra inteligência artificial e pode constituir uma abordagem interessante, tanto para o professor como para os estudantes, se se ...
Astronomical Observatory of the Lisbon Polytechnic School: Virtual models for i...
Cláudio, Ana Paula; Redweik, Paula; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Lourenço, Marta; Matos, António P.The Astronomical Observatory of the Lisbon Polytechnic School is the last teaching observatory of historical interest in Portugal. Created in the late nineteenth century, it survives intact in its original design. Given its singularity in the context of scientific heritage, the quality and beauty of its architecture, as well as its privileged location in the Botanical Garden, the Observatory has the potential t...