箱を開ける体験のデザイン：子どもとソーシャルロボットの初対面を探る
The Unboxing Experience: Exploration and Design of Initial Interactions Between Children and Social Robots
子ども向けソーシャルロボットの「開封体験」を3つのフィールド調査で研究し、創造的で社会的な導入設計が子どもとの良好な関係構築に有効だと示した。
著者: Christine P Lee, Bengisu Cagiltay, Bilge Mutlu
分類: cs.RO, cs.HC
原文アブストラクト
Social robots are increasingly introduced into children's lives as educational and social companions, yet little is known about how these products might best be introduced to their environments. The emergence of the "unboxing" phenomenon in media suggests that introduction is key to technology adoption where initial impressions are made. To better understand this phenomenon toward designing a positive unboxing experience in the context of social robots for children, we conducted three field studies with families of children aged 8 to 13: (1) an exploratory free-play activity ($n=12$); (2) a co-design session ($n=11$) that informed the development of a prototype box and a curated unboxing experience; and (3) a user study ($n=9$) that evaluated children's experiences. Our findings suggest the unboxing experience of social robots can be improved through the design of a creative aesthetic experience that engages the child socially to guide initial interactions and foster a positive child-robot relationship.
