The Future is Near: Design Fiction Explorations of Virtual Companions
Paper in proceeding, 2025
This workshop should explore virtual companions using design fiction to anticipate ethical, aesthetic, and cultural implications, as well as explore possible evaluation methods for the future of virtual companions. Participants will create speculative narratives to examine future interactions, stereotypes, and societal impact.
Intelligent Virtual Agents
Ethics
Design Fiction
Workshop
Virtual Companions
Author
Negin Hashmati
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Therése Skoog
University of Gothenburg
Mohammad Obaid
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
University of Gothenburg
Thommy Eriksson
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Jean Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi
University of Bordeaux
Florian Pecune
University of Bordeaux
Iva 2025 Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
1-3 2
9798400719967 (ISBN)
25th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2025
Berlin, Germany,
Berlin, Germany,
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Human Computer Interaction
Design
DOI
10.1145/3742886.3758120