Do i remember you? Memory and identity in multiple embodiments

Ruth Aylett; Michael Kriegel; Iain Wallace; Elena Marquez Segura; Johanna Mecurio; Stina Nylander; Patricia Vargas

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2013.6628435

Do i remember you? Memory and identity in multiple embodiments

Ruth Aylett, Michael Kriegel, Iain Wallace, Elena Marquez Segura, Johanna Mecurio, Stina Nylander, Patricia Vargas

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This paper investigates user perceptions of continuous identity as agents migrate between different embodiments. It reports an experiment seeking to establish whether migrating or not migrating the interaction memory of the agent would affect the user's perception of consistent agent identity over different embodiments. The experiment involved a treasure hunt in which a virtual agent migrated from a screen to a mobile phone in order to accompany a user while they searched for clues. A total of 45 subjects took part in three different conditions with 15 subjects in each. The outcome showed that the presence of memory affected the competence users ascribed to the virtual agent. However it had no significant effect on a strong perception of consistent identity across multiple embodiments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Pages	143-148
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2013.6628435
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2013
Event	22nd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2013 - Gyeongju, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Duration: 26 Aug 2013 → 29 Aug 2013

Conference

Conference	22nd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2013
Abbreviated title	RO-MAN 2013
Country/Territory	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
City	Gyeongju
Period	26/08/13 → 29/08/13
Other	"Living Together, Enjoying Together, and Working Together with Robots!"

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Aylett, R, Kriegel, M, Wallace, I, Marquez Segura, E, Mecurio, J, Nylander, S & Vargas, P 2013, Do i remember you? Memory and identity in multiple embodiments. in Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication., 6628435, pp. 143-148, 22nd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2013, Gyeongju, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 26/08/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2013.6628435

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