{"title":"Humanizing e-tail experiences: navigating user acceptance, social presence, and trust in the realm of conversational AI agents","authors":"Geeta Raut, Anushka Goel, Udita Taneja","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01814-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01814-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"134 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Audience perceptions of Foley footsteps and 3D realism designed to convey walker characteristics","authors":"Stuart Cunningham, I. Mcgregor","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01819-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01819-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"59 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Weisi Chen, Walayat Hussain, Islam Al-Qudah, Ghazi Al-Naymat, Xu Zhang
{"title":"Intersection of machine learning and mobile crowdsourcing: a systematic topic-driven review","authors":"Weisi Chen, Walayat Hussain, Islam Al-Qudah, Ghazi Al-Naymat, Xu Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01820-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01820-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"101 38","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141362456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucrezia Guiotto Nai Fovino, Anita Zanella, Luca Di Mascolo, Michele Ginolfi, Nicolò Carpita, Francesco Trovato Manuncola, Massimo Grassi
{"title":"Evaluating the effectiveness of sonification in science education using Edukoi","authors":"Lucrezia Guiotto Nai Fovino, Anita Zanella, Luca Di Mascolo, Michele Ginolfi, Nicolò Carpita, Francesco Trovato Manuncola, Massimo Grassi","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01809-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01809-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics classes are mainly taught using visual supports. However, the advancement of technology and the increasing efforts to equip schools with digital instrumentation have opened up the possibility of exploring new teaching avenues, such as sonification. We explored the efficacy of sonification in education using a novel interactive tool, Edukoi, in the context of astronomy, which is predominantly disseminated through spectacular images, animations, and visuals. Edukoi is a motion-sensing sonification tool that converts images to sound in real-time for educational applications. Our study, conducted with nearly 150 middle-school students, included a preliminary questionnaire investigating the perception, engagement, and motivation of students towards science; two sessions dedicated to testing Edukoi and assessing the potentiality of the software for the recognition of the colour and the shape of real and sketchy images; and a final second administration of the questionnaire to capture a possible beneficial effect of the use of the tool in the engagement towards science. Results showed the effectiveness of Edukoi in colour recognition and reasonable efficacy in shape identification. Although the questionnaire did not reveal an increment in science engagement over the time of the study, oral feedback from the students was positive. Edukoi presents a possible alternative teaching aid, potentially benefiting diverse learners, including the visually impaired. Further developments of the software are needed to enhance its effectiveness in conveying more complex features such as composite colours or shapes.</p>","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141172681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christos Hadjipanayi, Maria Christofi, Domna Banakou, Despina Michael-Grigoriou
{"title":"Cultivating empathy through narratives in virtual reality: a review","authors":"Christos Hadjipanayi, Maria Christofi, Domna Banakou, Despina Michael-Grigoriou","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01812-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01812-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the potential of virtual reality (VR) as a powerful tool for storytelling and as a means of promoting empathy. This systematic review examines 20 research papers that were deemed relevant based on inclusion and exclusion criteria from a database of a total of 661 papers to investigate the use of VR for empathy-building through immersive storytelling. Thematic analysis of the interventions revealed that most of the narratives focused on the experiences of victims of abuse, social minorities, and individuals affected by medical conditions or political ramifications. These fall under three types of digital narratives identified as (a) personal, (b) historical, and (c) educational. Changes in empathy are identified either through comparisons with non-VR narratives or pre- and post-interventions. Interaction techniques, VR affordances, and methods to measure empathy are further identified. The review concludes that while VR shows promise as a tool for promoting empathy, more research is needed to fully understand its potential and limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"98 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141172808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hajar Lamghari Elidrissi, Ahmed Nait Sidi Moh, Abdelouahed Tajer
{"title":"Modular design and adaptive control of urban signalized intersections systems using synchronized timed Petri nets","authors":"Hajar Lamghari Elidrissi, Ahmed Nait Sidi Moh, Abdelouahed Tajer","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01797-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01797-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"29 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141107520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Feasibility and performance enhancement of collaborative control of unmanned ground vehicles via virtual reality","authors":"Ziming Li, Yiming Luo, Jialin Wang, Yushan Pan, Lingyun Yu, Hai-Ning Liang","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01813-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01813-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141114037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel W. Heaton, Jérémie Clos, Elena Nichele, Joel E. Fischer
{"title":"“The ChatGPT bot is causing panic now – but it’ll soon be as mundane a tool as Excel”: analysing topics, sentiment and emotions relating to ChatGPT on Twitter","authors":"Daniel W. Heaton, Jérémie Clos, Elena Nichele, Joel E. Fischer","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01811-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01811-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"14 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141118584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does digitalization improve innovation performance of enterprises?—Evidence from Chinese manufacturing enterprises survey","authors":"Huanhuan Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01796-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01796-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"47 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141121834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation and optimization of Burg’s method for real-time packet loss concealment in networked music performance applications","authors":"M. Sacchetto, C. Rottondi, Andrea Bianco","doi":"10.1007/s00779-024-01806-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01806-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54628,"journal":{"name":"Personal and Ubiquitous Computing","volume":"89 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140963976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}