Choose your “buddy icon” carefully: The influence of avatar androgyny, anthropomorphism and credibility in online interactions

Nowak, Kristine L.; Rauh, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2007.05.005

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“…Representations of animals could become more human-like in a physical sense, making attributions of human physical features like forward-facing eyes or walking upright (e.g. Nowak and Rauh 2008). Attributions of human cognition and emotions are also types of anthropomorphisms seen in the literature (e.g.…”

Section: Defining Anthropomorphismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anthropomorphized species as tools for conservation: utility beyond prosocial, intelligent and suffering species

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Anthropomorphism has recently emerged in the literature as a useful tool for conservation. Within the current conservation literature, description of the development of anthropomorphisms and the range of species that can be anthropomorphized overlooks established and emerging evidence from anthropological and other social science studies of human-animal relationships. This research shows that people anthropomorphize a very broad range of species, including plants. We discuss how people construct anthropomorphic meanings around species, through a diversity of mechanisms and with both positive and negative effects. We then review the many gradations and forms of anthropomorphism, and some related conceptions in non-Western cultures, which have different types of utility for conservation. Finally we discuss cases where animals are anthropomorphized but with negative outcomes for human-animal interactions and conservation. Limiting the use of anthropomorphism in conservation to prosocial, intelligent, suffering animals risks suggesting that other species are not worthy of conservation because they are not like humans in the ''right'' ways. It would also mean overlooking the application of a powerful tool to the promotion of low-profile species with high biological conservation value. We emphasize that negative outcomes and conflicts with ecosystem-level conservation actions are also possible and need to be carefully managed. Use of anthropomorphism in 123Biodivers Conserv (2013( ) 22:1577( -1589( DOI 10.1007 conservation must take into account how people engage with species and attribute value to their characteristics.

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Section: Defining Anthropomorphismmentioning

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Anthropomorphized species as tools for conservation: utility beyond prosocial, intelligent and suffering species

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“…This shows the need for there to be humanoid robots that are physically appropriate for the tasks that they can carry out. Furthermore, for certain circumstances, it might be preferable to have a robot whose appearance could be customized according to the situation, as this would help overcome common issues of prejudice based on judgments made about physical or virtual appearance (Nowak and Rauh, 2008). The other important result is that people were able to cope with being at three different places at the same time and were able to carry out tasks successfully.…”

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Multi-Destination Beaming: Apparently Being in Three Places at Once through Robotic and Virtual Embodiment

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It has been shown that an illusion of ownership over an artificial limb or even an entire body can be induced in people through multisensory stimulation, providing evidence that the surrogate body is the person's actual body. Such body ownership illusions (BOIs) have been shown to occur with virtual bodies, mannequins, and humanoid robots. In this study, we show the possibility of eliciting a full-BOI over not one, but multiple artificial bodies concurrently. We demonstrate this by describing a system that allowed a participant to inhabit and fully control two different humanoid robots located in two distinct places and a virtual body in immersive virtual reality, using real-time full-body tracking and two-way audio communication, thereby giving them the illusion of ownership over each of them. We implemented this by allowing the participant be embodied in any one surrogate body at a given moment and letting them instantaneously switch between them. While the participant was embodied in one of the bodies, a proxy system would track the locations currently unoccupied and would control their remote representation in order to continue performing the tasks in those locations in a logical fashion. To test the efficacy of this system, an exploratory study was carried out with a fully functioning setup with three destinations and a simplified version of the proxy for use in a social interaction. The results indicate that the system was physically and psychologically comfortable and was rated highly by participants in terms of usability. Additionally, feelings of BOI and agency were reported, which were not influenced by the type of body representation. The results provide us with clues regarding BOI with humanoid robots of different dimensions, along with insight about self-localization and multilocation.

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“…However, there is no consensus in the literature about whether the robot anthropomorphism impacts positively or negatively on the interaction with users. In [20], it is shown that agents with a higher degree of anthropomorphism in appearance are more credible and are thus preferred by users. However, in [25] and [18], it is shown that less anthropomorphic agents lead to more positive perceptions by users and are preferred for interaction.…”

Section: The Effect Of Anthropomorphism In Human-computer Interacmentioning

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Application of the FACS in the design and construction of a mechatronic head with realistic appearance

Loza¹,

Marcos-Pablos²,

Zalama³

et al. 2013

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Abstract-The growing demand for service robots requires a better and more natural human-machine interaction. Given that an important part of human communication is non-verbal, it is necessary to endow robots with gestural communication capabilities similar to humans. This paper describes the design and construction of a realistic, mechatronic head with high gesture capacity. The proposed design is based on the human anatomy and the facial expressions are defined through the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). The paper shows the implementation details of the mechatronic head and the way a set of servomotors can generate the basic action units of FACS as well as the basic and more complex emotional gestures.

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Choose your “buddy icon” carefully: The influence of avatar androgyny, anthropomorphism and credibility in online interactions

Cited by 130 publications

References 33 publications

Anthropomorphized species as tools for conservation: utility beyond prosocial, intelligent and suffering species

Anthropomorphized species as tools for conservation: utility beyond prosocial, intelligent and suffering species

Multi-Destination Beaming: Apparently Being in Three Places at Once through Robotic and Virtual Embodiment

Application of the FACS in the design and construction of a mechatronic head with realistic appearance

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