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Investigation of Basic Characteristics of Awareness Presentation Using Gaze of a Robot

Aoto Tanokashira, Ikkaku Kawaguchi

In our previous research, we proposed a voice call system with robots to initiate conversations between remote people by exchanging gaze information. In the proposed system, we implemented robots that can detect and present gaze as awareness information. When the mutual gaze is established via the robots, a voice call initiates. However, the basic characteristics (noticeability, comprehension, division of attention, telepresence) of the proposed system are not investigated. In order to investigate these basic characteristics, we conducted an experiment to compare the conditions using gaze, text, and light. In the experiment, the participants performed tasks on a PC and the awareness information is presented in the peripheral vision. The results showed that in the gaze and light conditions, the users needed less attention and easily understood the awareness information than in the text condition. In addition, in the gaze condition, users felt the presence of the remote worker more than in the text condition.

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• Aoto Tanokashira, Ikkaku Kawaguchi, Investigation of Basic Characteristics of Awareness Presentation Using Gaze of a Robot, In Proceedings of the 6th Asian CHI Symposium 2022, April 13-13, 2022, New Orleans, USA, ACM, 6 pages, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3516492.3558787