Benjamin Lok
Orcid: 0000-0002-1190-3729Affiliations:
- University of Florida, FL, USA
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Benjamin Lok
authored at least 129 papers
between 2001 and 2024.
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Bibliography
2024
What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality.
Frontiers Virtual Real., 2024
Exploring the Effects of User-Agent and User-Designer Similarity in Virtual Human Design to Promote Mental Health Intentions for College Students.
CoRR, 2024
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, 2024
Evaluating the Effect of Adapting Virtual Humans Based on Individual Differences in Users.
Proceedings of the Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, 2024
2023
Participatory Design of Virtual Humans for Mental Health Support Among North American Computer Science Students: Voice, Appearance, and the Similarity-attraction Effect.
ACM Trans. Appl. Percept., July, 2023
Frontiers Virtual Real., March, 2023
Frontiers Virtual Real., March, 2023
The Impact of Virtual Human Vocal Personality on Establishing Rapport: A Study on Promoting Mental Wellness Through Extroversion and Vocalics.
Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2023
2022
Frontiers Virtual Real., 2022
Informing and Evaluating Educational Applications With the Kirkpatrick Model in Virtual Environments: Using a Virtual Human Scenario to Measure Communication Skills Behavior Change.
Frontiers Virtual Real., 2022
The Effect of Virtual Humans Making Verbal Communication Mistakes on Learners' Perspectives of their Credibility, Reliability, and Trustworthiness.
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, 2022
How does a virtual human earn your trust?: guidelines to improve willingness to self-disclose to intelligent virtual agents.
Proceedings of the IVA '22: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Faro, Portugal, September 6, 2022
A virtual human interaction using scaffolded ping-pong feedback for healthcare learners to practice empathy skills.
Proceedings of the IVA '22: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Faro, Portugal, September 6, 2022
Can we talk about bruno?: exploring virtual human counselors' spoken accents and their impact on users' conversations.
Proceedings of the IVA '22: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Faro, Portugal, September 6, 2022
Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2022
2021
Key changes to improve social presence of a virtual health assistant promoting colorectal cancer screening informed by a technology acceptance model.
BMC Medical Informatics Decis. Mak., 2021
Internet-based tailored virtual human health intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening: design guidelines from two user studies.
J. Multimodal User Interfaces, 2021
The effects of virtual human's verbal persuasion strategies on user intention and behavior.
Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud., 2021
JAYLA (Junior Agent to typifY Levels of Autism): A Virtual Training Platform to Teach Severity Levels of Autism.
Frontiers Virtual Real., 2021
Toward Facilitating Team Formation and Communication Through Avatar Based Interaction in Desktop-Based Immersive Virtual Environments.
Frontiers Virtual Real., 2021
Evaluating Virtual Patient Interaction Fidelity With Advanced Communication Skills Learners.
Frontiers Virtual Real., 2021
Investigating the Effects of Virtual Patients' Nonsensical Responses on Users' Facial Expressions in Mental Health Training Scenarios.
Proceedings of the VRST '21: 27th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, Virtual Event / Osaka, Japan, December 8, 2021
Proceedings of the UIST '21: The Adjunct Publication of the 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2021
Towards Understanding How Virtual Human's Verbal Persuasion Strategies Influence User Intentions To Perform Health Behavior.
Proceedings of the IVA '21: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2021
Effects of Virtual Humans' Gender and Spoken Accent on Users' Perceptions of Expertise in Mental Wellness Conversations.
Proceedings of the IVA '21: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2021
Towards an Effective Web-Based Virtual Health Intervention: The Impact of Media Platform, Visual Framing, and Race on Social Presence and Transportation Ratings.
Proceedings of the Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. AI, Product and Service, 2021
2020
Proceedings of the Web3D '20: The 25th International Conference on 3D Web Technology, 2020
Investigating Trainees' Nonverbal Behaviors in Virtual Patients Communication in Virtual Reality.
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, 2020
Applying Stress Management Techniques in Augmented Reality: Stress Induction and Reduction in Healthcare Providers During Virtual Triage Simulation.
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, 2020
Toward Automated Evaluation of Empathetic Responses in Virtual Human Interaction Systems for Mental Health Scenarios.
Proceedings of the IVA '20: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2020
2019
Impact of Gamified Interaction with Virtual Nature on Sustained Attention and Self-Reported Restoration - A Pilot Study.
Proceedings of the 25th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, 2019
Predicting Student Success in Communication Skills Learning Scenarios with Virtual Humans.
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge, 2019
Internet-based Tailored Virtual Human Health Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening: Design Guidelines from Two User Studies.
Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2019
Proceedings of the VR Developer Gems, 1st Edition, 2019
2018
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2018
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2018
The Effects of Author Identity on Dialogue for Virtual Human Communication Skills Training.
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2018
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018
Engineering Social Agent Creation into an Opportunity for Interviewing and Interpersonal Skills Training: Socially Interactive Agents Track.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems, 2018
2017
Repeat after me: Using mixed reality humans to influence best communication practices.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Virtual Reality, 2017
2016
Do Variations in Agency Indirectly Affect Behavior with Others? An Analysis of Gaze Behavior.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2016
ACM Trans. Intell. Syst. Technol., 2016
Training Together: How Another Human Trainee's Presence Affects Behavior during Virtual Human-Based Team Training.
Frontiers ICT, 2016
Self-Assessment Through Interactive In-Action Reflections to Improve Interpersonal Skills Training.
Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2016
Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems, 2016
2015
Teaming Up with Virtual Humans: How Other People Change Our Perceptions of and Behavior with Virtual Teammates.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2015
Comput. Hum. Behav., 2015
Exploring the Effects of Healthcare Students Creating Virtual Patients for Empathy Training.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 15th International Conference, 2015
Virtual Role-Models: Using Virtual Humans to Train Best Communication Practices for Healthcare Teams.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 15th International Conference, 2015
Adapting Virtual Patient Interviews for Interviewing Skills Training of Novice Healthcare Students.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 15th International Conference, 2015
2014
Getting the Point Across: Exploring the Effects of Dynamic Virtual Humans in an Interactive Museum Exhibit on User Perceptions.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2014
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 2014
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Virtual Reality, 2014
Proceedings of the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 21 - NextMed, 2014
A Qualitative Evaluation of Behavior during Conflict with an Authoritative Virtual Human.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 14th International Conference, 2014
Exploring Gender Biases with Virtual Patients for High Stakes Interpersonal Skills Training.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 14th International Conference, 2014
Building Virtual Humans with Back Stories: Training Interpersonal Communication Skills in Medical Students.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 14th International Conference, 2014
Proceedings of the IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2014
Virtual Agent Constructionism: Experiences from Health Professions Students Creating Virtual Conversational Agent Representations of Patients.
Proceedings of the IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2014
2013
Virtual Real., 2013
Leveraging Virtual Humans to Effectively Prepare Learners for Stressful Interpersonal Experiences.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2013
Applying Mixed Reality to Simulate Vulnerable Populations for Practicing Clinical Communication Skills.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2013
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ., 2013
Cyberpsychology Behav. Soc. Netw., 2013
2012
Real-Time Evaluation and Visualization of Learner Performance in a Mixed-Reality Environment for Clinical Breast Examination.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2012
Guest Editors' Introduction: Special Section on the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR).
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2012
Int. J. Virtual Real., 2012
Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud., 2012
Int. J. Gaming Comput. Mediat. Simulations, 2012
Bio Algorithms Med Syst., 2012
Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Virtual Reality, 2012
Proceedings of the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 19 - NextMed, 2012
Virtual Human Personality Masks: A Human Computation Approach to Modeling Verbal Personalities in Virtual Humans.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents - 12th International Conference, 2012
Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2012
Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2012
2011
Guest Editors' Introduction: Special Section on the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality and Software Technology (VRST 2009).
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2011
Guest Editors' Introduction: Special Section on the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR).
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2011
An ontology-enabled user interface for simulation model construction and visualization.
J. Simulation, 2011
An initial exploration of conversational errors as a novel method for evaluating virtual human experiences.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, 2011
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, 2011
2010
A mixed reality approach for interactively blending dynamic models with corresponding physical phenomena.
ACM Trans. Model. Comput. Simul., 2010
A Mixed Reality Virtual Patient Breast Simulator with an Innovative Feedback System Improves Communication and Breast Examination Skills.
Bio Algorithms Med Syst., 2010
Simulation of a Virtual Patient with Cranial Nerve Injury Augments Physician-Learner Concern for Patient Safety.
Bio Algorithms Med Syst., 2010
Show some respect! The impact of technological factors on the treatment of virtual humans in conversational training systems.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, 2010
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 10th International Conference, 2010
The Impact of a Mixed Reality Display Configuration on User Behavior with a Virtual Human.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 10th International Conference, 2010
High Score! - Motivation Strategies for User Participation in Virtual Human Development.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 10th International Conference, 2010
2009
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2009
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2009 (VR 2009), 2009
Virtual Humans That Touch Back: Enhancing Nonverbal Communication with Virtual Humans through Bidirectional Touch.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2009 (VR 2009), 2009
Human-Centered Distributed Conversational Modeling: Efficient Modeling of Robust Virtual Human Conversations.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 9th International Conference, 2009
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 9th International Conference, 2009
Real-time in-situ visual feedback of task performance in mixed environments for learning joint psychomotor-cognitive tasks.
Proceedings of the Science & Technology Proceedings, 2009
Integrating conversational virtual humans and mannequin patient simulators to present mixed reality clinical training experiences.
Proceedings of the Science & Technology Proceedings, 2009
Virtual multi-tools for hand and tool-based interaction with life-size virtual human agents.
Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, 2009
2008
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2008 (VR 2008), 2008
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2008 (VR 2008), 2008
Virtual Human + Tangible Interface = Mixed Reality Human An Initial Exploration with a Virtual Breast Exam Patient.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2008 (VR 2008), 2008
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2008 (VR 2008), 2008
Medical Student Satisfaction Using a Virtual Patient System to Learn History-Taking Communication Skills.
Proceedings of the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16, 2008
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 8th International Conference, 2008
Proceedings of the Intelligent Virtual Agents, 8th International Conference, 2008
Proceedings of the 7th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2008
Social Gaming and Learning Applications: A Driving Force for the Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality?
Proceedings of the Virtual Realities - Dagstuhl Seminar 2008., 2008
Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, 2008
2007
Comparing Interpersonal Interactions with a Virtual Human to Those with a Real Human.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2007
Student Panel: Building the Future of and a Career in VR.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, 2007
Proceedings of the 2007 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2007
2006
Applying virtual reality in medical communication education: current findings and potential teaching and learning benefits of immersive virtual patients.
Virtual Real., 2006
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ., 2006
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 2006
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, 2006
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, 2006
2005
Comparison of Path Visualizations and Cognitive Measures Relative to Travel Technique in a Virtual Environment.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., 2005
Experiences in Using Immersive Virtual Characters to Educate Medical Communication Skills.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2005, 2005
Proceedings of the Fourth IEEE / ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2005), 2005
2004
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2004 (VR 2004), 2004
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2004 (VR 2004), 2004
2003
ACM Trans. Graph., 2003
Effects of Handling Real Objects and Self-Avatar Fidelity on Cognitive Task Performance and Sense of Presence in Virtual Environments.
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ., 2003
Effects of Handling Real Objects and Avatar Fidelity On Cognitive Task Performance in Virtual Environments.
Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2003 (VR 2003), 2003
2002
Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 2002
2001
Proceedings of the 2001 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, 2001