Friendship with a robot: Children's perception of similarity between a robot's physical and virtual embodiment that supports diabetes self-management.

Journal: Patient education and counseling
PMID: 29548599

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The PAL project develops a conversational agent with a physical (robot) and virtual (avatar) embodiment to support diabetes self-management of children ubiquitously. This paper assesses 1) the effect of perceived similarity between robot and avatar on children's' friendship towards the avatar, and 2) the effect of this friendship on usability of a self-management application containing the avatar (a) and children's motivation to play with it (b).

Authors

  • Claudia Sinoo
    TNO Leiden, Schipholweg 77, 2316 ZL, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: csinoo@umcutrecht.nl.
  • Sylvia van der Pal
    TNO Leiden, Schipholweg 77, 2316 ZL, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: sylvia.vanderpal@tno.nl.
  • Olivier A Blanson Henkemans
    TNO Leiden, Schipholweg 77, 2316 ZL, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: olivier.blansonhenkemans@tno.nl.
  • Anouk Keizer
    Universiteit Utrecht, Domplein 29, 3512 JE Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.keizer@uu.nl.
  • Bert P B Bierman
    TNO Leiden, Schipholweg 77, 2316 ZL, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: bert@produxi.nl.
  • Rosemarijn Looije
    TNO Leiden, Schipholweg 77, 2316 ZL, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: rosemarijn.looije@tno.nl.
  • Mark A Neerincx
    TNO Leiden, Schipholweg 77, 2316 ZL, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: mark.neerincx@tno.nl.

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