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Implications of gender differences for the development of animated characters for the study of bullying behaviour
(2007)
This paper considers the impact of gender on the design of animated agents that aim to evoke empathy and to encourage children to explore issues related to bullying. High fidelity storyboards containing bullying scenarios ...
Socially intelligent robots: dimensions of human-robot interaction
(2007)
Social intelligence in robots has a quite recent history in artificial intelligence and robotics. However, it has become increasingly apparent that social and interactive skills are necessary requirements in many application ...
Solving the correspondence problem in robotic imitation across embodiments: synchrony, perception and culture in artifacts
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
The narrative construction of our (social) world: steps towards an interactive learning environment for children with autism
(2007)
Children with autism exhibit a deficit in narrative comprehension which adversely impacts upon their social world. The authors’ research agenda is to develop an interactive software system which promotes an understanding ...
Human-robot interaction as a model for autism therapy : an experimental study with children with autism
(MIT Press, 2007)
Human-robot interaction is a quickly growing area of research. While most projects deal with typically developing subjects, the particular study that we report on in this chapter investigates interactions of children with ...
Robotic etiquette: results from user studies involving a fetch and carry task
(ACM Press, 2007)
This paper presents results, outcomes and conclusions from a series of Human Robot Interaction (HRI) trials which investigated how a robot should approach a human in a fetch and carry task. Two pilot trials were carried ...
Drum-mate: A Human-Humanoid Drumming Experience
(2007)
We present an exploratory study investigating a drumming experience with Kaspar, a humanoid child-sized robot, and a human. In this work, our aim is not to have Kaspar just replicate the human partner's drumming, but to ...
Methodology and themes of human-robot interaction: a growing research field
(2007)
This article discusses challenges of Human-Robot Interaction, which is a highly inter- and multidisciplinary area. Themes that are important in current research in this lively and growing field are identified and selected ...
FearNot! An Anti-Bullying Intervention: Evaluation of an Interactive Virtual Learning Environment
(The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), 2007)
Living with Robots: Investigating the Habituation Effect in Participants' Preferences During a Longitudinal Human-Robot Interaction Study
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007)