Avatars at a meeting

Authors:
Safurah Binti Abdul Jalil;Brabbyn Osburn;Jingwen Huang;Mike Barley;Marin Markovich;Robert Amor
Affiliations:
University of Auckland;University of Auckland;University of Auckland;University of Auckland;University of Auckland;University of Auckland
Venue:
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the NZ Chapter of the ACM's Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction
Year:
2012

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Abstract

The development of remote avatars has recently generated increased research and commercial interest. Current approaches utilize simple remote-user-guided screens to represent the remote participant. Though humanoid robotic systems are significantly more expensive this work investigates the added benefit from utilizing such a robot. Two recent projects examined the potential of humanoid robotic systems to operate as a remote avatar within a meeting context and their impact on meeting dynamics and interactions. These projects identified the utility of human-like gestures as a significant benefit of humanoid robots within such a setting as well as a range of disruptive impacts due to the operational mode of humanoid robots.