Effectiveness of Gamification in Enhancing Learning and Attitudes: A Study of Statistics Education for Health School Students by MEHRNOOSH KHOSHNOODIFAR, ASIEH ASHOURI, MAHDOKHT TAHERI

“…Learning activities were gamified in the intervention group, while the control group received traditional problem-solving in the learning management system. Narrative, avatar, level, point, progress bar, scoreboard, challenge and feedback elements were used in the game experience. …”
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An App to Improve Eating Habits of Adolescents and Young Adults (Challenge to Go): Systematic Development of a Theory-Based and Target Group–Adapted Mobile App Intervention by Rohde, Anna, Duensing, Anja, Dawczynski, Christine, Godemann, Jasmin, Lorkowski, Stefan, Brombach, Christine

“…Collected points open access to an Infothek (information section), where users can choose content that interests them. An avatar guides user through the app. ConclusionsC2go is aimed at adolescents and young adults and aims to improve their fruit and vegetable consumption as well as drinking habits. …”
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6G and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Dementia Care: Literature Review and Practical Analysis by Zhaohui Su, Barry L Bentley, Dean McDonnell, Junaid Ahmad, Jiguang He, Feng Shi, Kazuaki Takeuchi, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga

“…ResultsThe findings of the study were analyzed in terms of the interplay between people with dementia’s unique health challenges and the promising capabilities of health technologies, with in-depth and comprehensive analyses of advanced technology-based solutions that could address key dementia care needs, ranging from impairments in memory (eg, Egocentric Live 4D Perception), speech (eg, Project Relate), motor (eg, Avatar Robot Café), cognitive (eg, Affectiva), to social interactions (eg, social robots). …”
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Psychophysiological insights and user perspectives: enhancing police de-escalation skills through full-body VR training by John E. Muñoz, John E. Muñoz, Jennifer A. Lavoie, Alan T. Pope

“…Officers independently took part in one VR training session lasting 7–12 min involving an avatar in crisis portrayed by an actor. Officers wore integrated cardiovascular and electrodermal activity measurement devices for physiological monitoring. …”
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Talk-based approaches to support people who are distressed by their experience of hearing voices: A scoping review by Christian Burr, Christian Burr, Christian Burr, Joachim K. Schnackenberg, Frank Weidner

“…These included: (1) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp); (2) AVATAR therapy; (3) Making Sense of Voices (MsV) aka Experience Focused Counselling (EFC); (4) Relating Therapy; (5) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; (6) Smartphone-based Coping-focused Intervention; (7) Prolonged and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy; (8) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and (9) Individual Mindfulness-based Program for Voice Hearing. …”
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以文图学视角看《三毛流浪记》 ——对比原著漫画及动画片 = A study of "The wanderings of Sanmao" comic and cartoon from the perspective of text and image studies... by 蔡淇慧 Chua, Qi Hui

“…In recent years, manga adaptations have gradually gained attention in the television and web series markets, especially after the success of several adaptations such as "Take My Brother Away" and "The King's Avatar." More people are now paying attention to manga adaptations and their development. …”
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The digital lab manager: automating research support by Rihm, Simon D., Tan, Yong Ren, Ang, Wilson, Hofmeister, Markus, Deng, Xinhong, Laksana, Michael Teguh, Quek, Hou Yee, Bai, Jiaru, Pascazio, Laura, Siong, Sim Chun, Akroyd, Jethro, Mosbach, Sebastian, Kraft, Markus

“…This paper presents a novel framework for digitalising and automating the administration of research laboratories through The World Avatar, an all-encompassing dynamic knowledge graph. …”
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Developing a game (Inner Dragon) within a leading smartphone app for smoking cessation: design and feasibility evaluation study by White, JS, Salem, MK, Toussaert, S, Westmaas, JL, Raiff, BR, Crane, D, Warrender, E, Lyles, C, Abroms, L, Thrul, J

“…Inner Dragon users maintain an evolving pet dragon that serves as a virtual avatar for the users’ progress in quitting. …”

Pengaruh elemen gamifikasi terhadap motivasi pelajar menggunakan aplikasi quizizz by Abd Nasir, Nurathirah

“…Seterusnya bagi tahap motivasi ekstrinsik, sejumlah 62.5% variasi tahap motivasi ekstrinsik dipengaruhi oleh elemen kutipan mata, tahap, ganjaran dan avatar. Oleh itu, kajian ini dapat membantu tenaga pengajar agar mudah mencipta dan menggunakan kaedah gamifikasi yang boleh meningkatkan motivasi intrinsik dan ekstrinsik pelajar dalam sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran mereka selaras dengan visi PAK 21.…”
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Development of a 3D, networked multi-user virtual reality environment for home therapy after stroke by Kristen M Triandafilou, Daria Tsoupikova, Alexander J Barry, Kelly N Thielbar, Nikolay Stoykov, Derek G Kamper

“…Each user’s own movement controls an avatar through kinematic measurements made with a low-cost, Kinect™ device. …”
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Efficacy of immersive extended reality (XR) interventions on different symptom domains of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. A systematic review by Roope Holopainen, Jari Tiihonen, Jari Tiihonen, Jari Tiihonen, Markku Lähteenvuo

“…In VR, head-mounted devices (HMD) allow interaction with three-dimensional virtual environments and simulated avatars, while AR overlaps virtual, simulated objects to observe physical reality. …”
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Intervention Mapping of a Gamified Therapy Prescription App for Children With Disabilities: User-Centered Design Approach by Rowan W Johnson, Becky K White, Daniel F Gucciardi, Noula Gibson, Sian A Williams

“…The gamification design yielded the selection of a digital pet avatar with a fantasy anime visual theme and multiple layers of incentives earned by completing prescribed therapy activities. …”
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General Characteristics and Design Taxonomy of Chatbots for COVID-19: Systematic Review by Wendell Adrian Lim, Razel Custodio, Monica Sunga, Abegail Jayne Amoranto, Raymond Francis Sarmiento

“…From the appearance perspective, most COVID-19 chatbots assume the expert role, are task oriented, and have no visual or avatar representation. From the intelligence perspective, almost half of the COVID-19 chatbots are artificially intelligent and can respond to textual inputs and a set of rules. …”
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Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review by Rachel G Curtis, Bethany Bartel, Ty Ferguson, Henry T Blake, Celine Northcott, Rosa Virgara, Carol A Maher

“…Results also suggest that if a human-like avatar is used, realistic rendering and medical attire may potentially be related to more positive user experience; however, more research is needed to confirm this. …”
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Realistic Virtual Humans for Cultural Heritage Applications by Effie Karuzaki, Nikolaos Partarakis, Nikolaos Patsiouras, Emmanouil Zidianakis, Antonios Katzourakis, Antreas Pattakos, Danae Kaplanidi, Evangelia Baka, Nedjma Cadi, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, Chris Ringas, Eleana Tasiopoulou, Xenophon Zabulis

“…The workflow starts from motion recording and segmentation to avatar implementation, retargeting, animation, lip synchronization, face morphing, and integration to a virtual or physical environment. …”
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Effects of a Brain-Computer Interface With Virtual Reality (VR) Neurofeedback: A Pilot Study in Chronic Stroke Patients by Athanasios Vourvopoulos, Octavio Marin Pardo, Stéphanie Lefebvre, Meghan Neureither, David Saldana, Esther Jahng, Sook-Lei Liew, Sook-Lei Liew

“…REINVENT acquires post-stroke EEG signals that indicate an attempt to move and drives the movement of a virtual avatar arm, allowing patient-driven action observation neurofeedback in VR. …”
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Competing at the Cybathlon championship for people with disabilities: long-term motor imagery brain–computer interface training of a cybathlete who has tetraplegia by Attila Korik, Karl McCreadie, Niall McShane, Naomi Du Bois, Massoud Khodadadzadeh, Jacqui Stow, Jacinta McElligott, Áine Carroll, Damien Coyle

“…Abstract Background The brain–computer interface (BCI) race at the Cybathlon championship, for people with disabilities, challenges teams (BCI researchers, developers and pilots with spinal cord injury) to control an avatar on a virtual racetrack without movement. Here we describe the training regime and results of the Ulster University BCI Team pilot who has tetraplegia and was trained to use an electroencephalography (EEG)-based BCI intermittently over 10 years, to compete in three Cybathlon events. …”
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Usability and feasibility of health IT interventions to enhance Self-Care for Lymphedema Symptom Management in breast cancer survivors by Mei R. Fu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Deborah Axelrod, MD, FACS, Amber A. Guth, MD, FACS, Yao Wang, PhD, Joan Scagliola, MSN, RN, Karen Hiotis, MD, Kavita Rampertaap, RN, BSN, CPON, Nardin El-Shammaa, BA

“…Themes from the qualitative data included empowerment, high quality information, loving avatar simulation videos, easy accessibility, and user-friendliness. …”
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Precision modeling of gall bladder cancer patients in mice based on orthotopic implantation of organoid-derived tumor buds by Shingo Kato, Kentaro Fushimi, Yuichiro Yabuki, Yoshiaki Maru, Sho Hasegawa, Tetsuya Matsuura, Daisuke Kurotaki, Akihiro Suzuki, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Masato Yoneda, Takuma Higurashi, Makiko Enaka, Tomohiko Tamura, Yoshitaka Hippo, Atsushi Nakajima

“…Taken together, this model may serve as a promising avatar of patients with GB cancer in drug discovery and precision medicine.…”
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Semantic 3D City Database — An enabler for a dynamic geospatial knowledge graph by Arkadiusz Chadzynski, Nenad Krdzavac, Feroz Farazi, Mei Qi Lim, Shiying Li, Ayda Grisiute, Pieter Herthogs, Aurel von Richthofen, Stephen Cairns, Markus Kraft

“…This paper presents a dynamic geospatial knowledge graph as part of The World Avatar project, with an underlying ontology based on CityGML 2.0 for three-dimensional geometrical city objects. …”
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