Chatterbots: crash test dummies of communication Export

@mastersthesis{saarinen01chatterbots, abstract = {This is a research of graphical multi-user communication environments. I have studied the interactive behavior of and between humans and chatterbots. First I will describe the emotional and behavioral impacts that a chatterbot can provoke in users as individuals and as members of a group. Sometimes it is not self-evident to recognize who in a chat room is a bot and who is human. This is due to the limits and possibilities of digital interface, which effects on conversations I will analyze in detail. Current interfaces seem to support comic chatterbots that are coarse caricatures in comparison to interactive characters that would have more discreet personality. Additionally I will describe two incidents that have shaken the discursive order of one particular community. As a conclusion of these cases and my notions about chatterbots I will end up emphasizing the importance of entertainment and drama in cyberspace as one of the reasons why people log on in the first place.}, author = {Saarinen, Leena}, citeulike-article-id = {477557}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/~lsaarine/bots/}, keywords = {chat, chatbot, dialogue}, month = {April}, posted-at = {2006-01-23 12:12:54}, priority = {0}, school = {Te University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH}, title = {Chatterbots: crash test dummies of communication}, url = {http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/~lsaarine/bots/}, year = {2001} }

TY - THES ID - saarinen01chatterbots L3 - citeulike-article-id:477557 N2 - This is a research of graphical multi-user communication environments. I have studied the interactive behavior of and between humans and chatterbots. First I will describe the emotional and behavioral impacts that a chatterbot can provoke in users as individuals and as members of a group. Sometimes it is not self-evident to recognize who in a chat room is a bot and who is human. This is due to the limits and possibilities of digital interface, which effects on conversations I will analyze in detail. Current interfaces seem to support comic chatterbots that are coarse caricatures in comparison to interactive characters that would have more discreet personality. Additionally I will describe two incidents that have shaken the discursive order of one particular community. As a conclusion of these cases and my notions about chatterbots I will end up emphasizing the importance of entertainment and drama in cyberspace as one of the reasons why people log on in the first place. TI - Chatterbots: crash test dummies of communication PB - Te University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH KW - chat KW - chatbot KW - dialogue AU - Saarinen, Leena PY - 2001/04// UR - http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/~lsaarine/bots/ ER -