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Online gaming with robots vs. computers as allies vs. opponents

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Eunil Park,

Ki Joon Kim,

S. Shyam Sundar,

Angel P. del PobilAuthors Info & Claims

HRI '12: Proceedings of the seventh annual ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-Robot Interaction

Pages 205 - 206

https://doi.org/10.1145/2157689.2157757

Published: 05 March 2012 Publication History

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A 2 x 2 between-subjects experiment was conducted to examine the effects of the type of artificial agent (robot vs. computer) and the role of the agent (ally vs. enemy) on people's perceptions and evaluations of the agent when playing a video game. Participants perceived that playing the game with a robot was more enjoyable and easier than playing with a computer. Regardless of the agent type, participants reported that playing the game was more enjoyable when the agent played as an ally rather than as their opponent. Implications of notable findings are discussed.

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HRI '12: Proceedings of the seventh annual ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-Robot Interaction

March 2012

518 pages

ISBN:9781450310635

DOI:10.1145/2157689

General Chairs:
Holly Yanco
University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
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Aaron Steinfeld
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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Program Chairs:
Vanessa Evers
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Odest Chadwicke Jenkins
Brown University, USA

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IEEE-RAS: Robotics and Automation

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Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

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Published: 05 March 2012

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