Experimental Disproof of a Manga Character Construction Model

Abstract

In prior works, the impression of elements of virtual agents/manga character and the overall impression of virtual agents/manga character were considered completely symmetric. In this work, we conducted a preliminary experiment to develop a system that creates designs of virtual agents depending on a text. In this experiment, the participants read the text and chose the image of an agent and social group that resembled their mental image. We introduced the lattice derived by the rough set induction method to suggest the model to analyze the mental image. In this model, we constructed the lattice from two interpretations to evaluate the complexity of the mental image generation process. As a result, the lattices derived by social groups and appearance were non-Boolean; however, those derived by two kinds of design features were not non-Boolean. This result shows that the mental appearance and social images cannot be combined voluntarily. This result showed that it is not symmetric between each element of virtual agents/manga character and overall virtual agents/manga character.

How to make manga more interesting to readers: Using lattices derived from rough sets

“…From the result for Q1 (about manga's perceived funniness), manga 1 was significantly perceived as being funnier than the other two manga. This shows that manga created a non-linear lattice using Matsui and Gunji's method Matsui and Gunji (2021) is perceived as funnier than manga created a linear lattice. Matsui and Gunji showed that a non-linear lattice shows that elements of a character cannot be combined arbitrarily with their method.…”

“…3's bottom shows a mapping, cross table, and lattice derived for manga 3. Matsui and Gunji showed that a character image derived from text constructs a non-linear lattice based on a lattice derived by using the rough set method Matsui and Gunji (2021). This is one example of disproving symbol-base theory because a lattice always become linear if the two divisions are completely in a one-to-one correspondence.…”

“…If these two elements have a one-to-one correspondence, the lattice derived from the two divisions (elements of appearance and inner characteristics) always form a linear lattice. In Matsui and Gunji's experiment Matsui and Gunji (2021), they showed that they got non-linear lattices from such two divisions. This result requires a reassessment of symbol-base theory.…”

“…Under this theory, characters having the same appearance (eyes, hair, and other elements) have the same inner characteristics. Matsui and Gunji conducted an experiment to disprove symbol-base theory Matsui and Gunji (2021). They used the lattice-derived rough set model Gunji and Haruna (2010).…”

“…A non-linear lattice derived from two divisions shows that these two divisions are not an injection. Matsui and Gunji Matsui and Gunji (2021) used this nature of lattices derived from rough sets to show that a manga character's elements of appearance and inner characteristics do not have a one-to-one correspondence. If these two elements have a one-to-one correspondence, the lattice derived from the two divisions (elements of appearance and inner characteristics) always form a linear lattice.…”