Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2011
Abstract
Curiosity is an innately rewarding state of mind that, over the millennia, has driven the human race to explore and discover. Many researches in pedagogical science have confirmed the importance of being curious to the students' cognitive development. However, in the newly popular virtual world-based learning environments (VLEs), there is currently a lack of attention being paid to enhancing the learning experience by stimulating the learners' curiosity. In this paper, we propose a simple model for curious agents (CAs) which can be used to stimulate learners' curiosity in VLEs. Potential future research directions will be discussed.
Keywords
Curious agent, human computer interaction, virtual learning environment, intelligent learning companion
Discipline
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Research Areas
Data Science and Engineering
Publication
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2011): Taipei, May 2-6
First Page
1159
Last Page
1160
ISBN
9781618391018
Publisher
AAAI Press
City or Country
Palo Alto, CA
Citation
YU, Han; SHEN, Zhiqi; MIAO, Chunyan; and TAN, Ah-hwee.
A simple curious agent to help people be curious. (2011). Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2011): Taipei, May 2-6. 1159-1160.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6658
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