Why do some people feel so comfortable with talking to a bot (e.g. Eliza), maybe even more so that to any real human? On the other hand, sharing a virtual room with a bot can provoke a really a new kind of behavior. People that normally behave in VR can badmouth and "abuse" a bot. Maybe bots can be some kind of tools to express aggression, frustration etc. that otherwise would remain unexpressed. Also I sense a strong feelings of shame when people realize that they have been talking to a bot instead of human. In VR one has to present personality only though words and avatar. I was wondering that maybe a "low resolution" avatar like drawing, a caricature, could be better in terms of presenting a certain kind of personality or identity. A bot with a goofy expression does not have to talk very logically. Monkey see monkey do - real time chats have their own language with LOLs and BRBs etc. I made a rastafari bot in Palace. Normal English or Net-English words trigger it but it responses with rastafari language. Some users very fast adopt his words and start to talk rastafari to my bot. One thing that can feel distressing in chats is the silence. Maybe a bot that reacts to silence is a good idea? br,Leena
I have just started to study and make chatter bots and have several issues that I'd like to get comments or references about.
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