Demonstration of the AMPER system for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

Bruce W. Wilson; Mei Yii Lim; Katerina Pappa; Matthew Aylett; Mario Parra Rodriguez; Ruth S. Aylett

doi:10.1145/3652988.3696201

Demonstration of the AMPER system for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

Bruce W. Wilson, Mei Yii Lim, Katerina Pappa, Matthew Aylett, Mario Parra Rodriguez, Ruth S. Aylett

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Abstract

We present a demonstration of the AMPER system: an Android application that guides individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their carers through reminiscence therapy with the use of a virtual agent. The application supports a novel method of reminiscence story selection, using material metadata, user data, and a spreading activation algorithm. This aims to present relevant material to the user, in an order that attempts to mimic a human autobiographical memory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IVA '24
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Place of Publication	New York, NY
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3652988.3696201
Publication status	Published - 26 Dec 2024
Event	24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 16 Sept 2024 → 19 Sept 2024 https://iva.acm.org/2024/

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Name	Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Publisher	ACM

Conference

Conference	24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	16/09/24 → 19/09/24
Internet address	https://iva.acm.org/2024/

Funding

Support for this research was provided by EPSRC (AMPER: award number EP/V056131/1, EP/V05564X/1). With great thanks to Lesley and Sheila for starring in our demonstration video.

Keywords

virtual agents
reminiscence
Alzheimer's
Android
application

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Wilson, B. W., Lim, M. Y., Pappa, K., Aylett, M., Parra Rodriguez, M., & Aylett, R. S. (2024). Demonstration of the AMPER system for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. In IVA '24: Proceedings of the 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents Article 49 (Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents).. https://doi.org/10.1145/3652988.3696201

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Wilson, BW, Lim, MY, Pappa, K, Aylett, M, Parra Rodriguez, M & Aylett, RS 2024, Demonstration of the AMPER system for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. in IVA '24: Proceedings of the 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents., 49, Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, New York, NY, 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 16/09/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3652988.3696201

Demonstration of the AMPER system for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. / Wilson, Bruce W.; Lim, Mei Yii; Pappa, Katerina et al.
IVA '24: Proceedings of the 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents. New York, NY, 2024. 49 (Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents).

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Wilson BW, Lim MY, Pappa K, Aylett M, Parra Rodriguez M, Aylett RS. Demonstration of the AMPER system for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. In IVA '24: Proceedings of the 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents. New York, NY. 2024. 49. (Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents). doi: 10.1145/3652988.3696201

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