Immersive media environments enable higher visual and behavioral realism of pedagogical agents than non-immersive formats¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r3 · q1
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Immersive media environments enable a higher degree of both visual and behavioral agent realism compared to non-immersive formats, due to high-quality stereoscopic presentation and multimodality. → Ross 2026

Evidence¶

Ross 2026¶

Ross, M., & Kaspar, K. (2026). Learning with pedagogical agents in extended reality: A conceptual research-based framework of agent-centered learning in immersive media environments (ACLIME). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-6798 doi:10.31234/osf.io/e6smh_v1

q1 · i? · theoretical · r3

Conceptual synthesis in the technical foundation section of the review, arguing from the stereoscopic presentation and multimodal capabilities of XR that agent realism is higher than in non-immersive media; the review offers no new empirical test of this assertion.

"In summary, immersive media environments enable a higher degree of both visual and behavioral agent realism compared to non-immersive formats (cf. Petersen et al., 2021)."

Discussion¶

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