Good Enough Yet? A Preliminary Evaluation of Human-Surrogate Interaction

Abstract

Abstract.Research exploring the implementation of surrogates has included areas such as training (Chuah et al., 2013), education (Yamashita, Kuzuoka, Fujimon, & Hirose, 2007), and entertainment (Boberg, Piippo, & Ollila, 2008). Determining the characteristics of the surrogate that could potentially influence the human's behavioral responses during human-surrogate interactions is of importance. The present work will draw on the literature about human-robot interaction (HRI), social psychology literature regarding the impact that the presence of a surrogate has on another human, and communications literature about human-human interpersonal interaction. The review will result in an experimental design to evaluate various dimensions of the space of humansurrogate characteristics influence on interaction.