"It's Not a Real Person That Actually Cares About You": Young People's Perceptions and Use of Virtual Companions
Paper in proceeding, 2026
Author
Negin Hashmati
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Therése Skoog
University of Gothenburg
Mohammad Obaid
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Thommy Eriksson
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
University of Gothenburg
Mindtrek '26: Proceedings of the 29th International Academic Mindtrek Conference
Vol. In Press
Academic Mindtrek 2026
Tampere, Finland,
Tampere, Finland,
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Applied Psychology
Media and Communications
DOI
10.1145/3843148.3843152