Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. 9th International Conference, INTETAIN 2017, Funchal, Portugal, June 20-22, 2017, Proceedings

Research Article

Exploring Children’s Use of a Remotely Controlled Surfacebot Character for Storytelling

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-73062-2_9,
        author={Alejandro Catala and Mari\`{\i}t Theune and Dennis Reidsma and Silke Stal and Dirk Heylen},
        title={Exploring Children’s Use of a Remotely Controlled Surfacebot Character for Storytelling},
        proceedings={Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. 9th International Conference, INTETAIN 2017, Funchal, Portugal, June 20-22, 2017, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={INTETAIN},
        year={2018},
        month={2},
        keywords={Storytelling Playful interaction Children interaction Robot Agent},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-73062-2_9}
    }
    
  • Alejandro Catala
    Mariët Theune
    Dennis Reidsma
    Silke Stal
    Dirk Heylen
    Year: 2018
    Exploring Children’s Use of a Remotely Controlled Surfacebot Character for Storytelling
    INTETAIN
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73062-2_9
Alejandro Catala1,*, Mariët Theune1,*, Dennis Reidsma1,*, Silke Stal1,*, Dirk Heylen1,*
  • 1: University of Twente
*Contact email: a.catala@utwente.nl, m.theune@utwente.nl, d.reidsma@utwente.nl, s.terstal@utwente.nl, d.k.j.heylen@utwente.nl

Abstract

This paper explores the use of a remotely controlled character to be used by children in storytelling activities. The character is implemented in a moveable tablet or surfacebot, which supports the development of inexpensive expressive agents capable of moving around in real space, applicable in diverse play contexts. We carried out an exploratory study of children’s interaction with an intermediate prototype. Based on the children’s comments and our observations during the tests, we discuss which interaction aspects should be taken into consideration and which technical features should be further developed in a surfacebot-based storytelling system.