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iParrot: Towards designing a persuasive agent for energy conservation

  • Abdullah Al Mahmud
  • , Pavan Dadlani
  • , Omar Mubin
  • , Suleman Shahid
  • , Cees Midden
  • , Oliver Moran
  • Eindhoven University of Technology

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Abstract

Computational agents can motivate people to change their behaviour towards energy use in a home setting. In this paper, we investigate the design and evaluation of the iParrot, an intelligent agent that helps to persuade family members to conserve energy in their home. The iParrot was designed as a concept in the form of a video prototype with two conditions. The results from the evaluation show that people will comply with the advice from such an agent for energy conservation if the agent is friendlier. Moreover, participants were able to distinctly perceive the friendliness level for both conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPersuasive Technology - Second International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2007, Revised Selected Papers
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages64-67
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783540770053
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2007 - Palo Alto, CA, United States
Duration: 26 Apr 200727 Apr 2007

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4744 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPalo Alto, CA
Period26/04/0727/04/07

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