Living with Robots and Interactive Companions
External homepage: http://www.lirec.org/
Throughout the four year time span of this project, we will conduct a number of human-centered studies witha range of different commercial and research based technologies. Initially, the studies will focus on what motivates an individual to keep long-term interests in non-human entities (e.g. pets, plants and commercial products such as Pleo). The overall aim is to produce guidelines for companion technology, and to explore higher-level issues relating to human-companion interaction. Since our focus is onlong-term companion relationships, we will seek out realistic environments where there is an opportunity to introduce of novel technology, and where the effects can be effectively studied and understood. This work will result in preliminary guidelines for later studies as well as for new technology development. Overall, we willstrive for a user-centred design approach and use an iterative process.
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