Exploring User Experience and the Therapeutic Relationship of Short-Term Avatar-Based Psychotherapy: Qualitative Pilot Study

Byeul Jang   ^{1 *} , MS ;   Chisung Yuh   ^{2 *} , DDS, MS ;   Hyeri Lee   ³ , MFA ;   Yu-Bin Shin   ¹ , PhD ;   Heon-Jeong Lee   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Eun Kyoung Kang   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Jeongyun Heo   ⁵ , PhD ;   Chul-Hyun Cho   ^{1, 6} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

² Department of Medical Education, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

³ Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

⁴ KakaoHealthcare Corp., Seongnam, Republic of Korea

⁵ Department of Smart Experience Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

⁶ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

*these authors contributed equally