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+# link: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642394
+pdf: https://doi.org/10.1145/10.1145/3772318.3791794
+title: "Auditorily Embodied Conversational Agents: Effects of Spatialization and Situated Audio Cues on Presence and Social Perception"
+authors:
+  - Yi Fei Cheng
+  - Jarod Bloch
+  - Alexander Wang
+  - Andrea Bianchi
+  - Anusha Withana
+  - Anhong Guo
+  - Laurie M. Heller
+  - David Lindlbauer
+# blog:
+# doi: 10.1145/3772318.3791794
+venue_location: Barcelona, Spain
+venue_url: https://chi2026.acm.org/
+venue_tags:
+  - ACM CHI
+type:
+  - Conference
+tags:
+  - CPresence
+  - Embodiment
+  - Agents
+  - Spatial Audio
+venue: ACM CHI
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+bibtex: "@inproceedings {Cheng2026AuditoryAgents, \n
+author = {Cheng, Yi Fei, and Bloch, Jarod and Wang, Alexander and Bianchi, Andrea and Withana, Anusha and Guo, Anhong and Heller, Laurie M. and Lindlbauer, David}, \n
+title = {Auditorily Embodied Conversational Agents: Effects of Spatialization and Situated Audio Cues on Presence and Social Perception}, \n
+year = {2026}, \n
+publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, \n
+address = {New York, NY, USA}, \n
+keywords = {Presence, Embodiment, Agents, Spatial Audio}, \n
+location = {Barcelona, Spain}, \n
+series = {CHI '26} \n
+}"
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+Embodiment can enhance conversational agents, such as increasing their perceived presence. This is typically achieved through visual representations of a virtual body; however, visual modalities are not always available, such as when users interact with agents using headphones or display-less glasses. In this work, we explore auditory embodiment. By introducing auditory cues of bodily presence -- through spatially localized voice and situated Foley audio from environmental interactions -- we investigate how audio alone can convey embodiment and influence perceptions of a conversational agent. We conducted a 2 (spatialization: monaural vs. spatialized) × 2 (Foley: none vs. Foley) within-subjects study, where participants (n=24) engaged in conversations with agents. Our results show that spatialization and Foley increase co-presence, but reduce users’ perceptions of the agent’s attention and other social attributes.

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