Human-centred design methods: Developing scenarios for robot assisted play informed by user panels and field trials |
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| Authors: | Ben Robins Ester Ferrari Kerstin Dautenhahn Gernot Kronreif Barbara Prazak-Aram Gert-jan Gelderblom Bernd Tanja Francesca Caprino Elena Laudanna Patrizia Marti |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Hertfordshire, UK;2. PROFACTOR, Austria;3. ARC Seibersdorf Research GmbH, Austria;4. Vilans, Dutch national expertise center on long term care, The Netherlands;5. University of Valle d’Aosta, Italy;6. University of Sienna, Italy;1. Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France;2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière et University Pierre and Marie Curie, 75013 Paris, France;3. University of Southampton, Southampton, UK;1. Laboratory for Maritime Transport, National Technical University of Athens, Greece;2. DNV GL, Hamburg, Germany;3. Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal;1. Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University Center, POB 3, Kiryat Hamada, Ariel 40700, Israel;2. Human Motion Analysis Laboratory, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerefin 60930, Israel |
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| Abstract: | This article describes the user-centred development of play scenarios for robot assisted play, as part of the multidisciplinary IROMEC1 project that develops a novel robotic toy for children with special needs. The project investigates how robotic toys can become social mediators, encouraging children with special needs to discover a range of play styles, from solitary to collaborative play (with peers, carers/teachers, parents, etc.). This article explains the developmental process of constructing relevant play scenarios for children with different special needs. Results are presented from consultation with panel of experts (therapists, teachers, parents) who advised on the play needs for the various target user groups and who helped investigate how robotic toys could be used as a play tool to assist in the children’s development. Examples from experimental investigations are provided which have informed the development of scenarios throughout the design process. We conclude by pointing out the potential benefit of this work to a variety of research projects and applications involving human–robot interactions. |
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