用乐高机器人破冰，帮助陌生孩子自然互动
Serious Play to Encourage Socialization between Unfamiliar Children Facilitated by a LEGO Robot
- 设计简化乐高机器人，通过角色化互动引导儿童社交
- 30组配对实验+212次真实场景观察，证实机器人有效促进交流
- 适合儿童社交教育、交互设计及亲子互动研究者参考
社交能力是学龄前儿童发展的关键技能。与乐高集团合作，我们开发了罗伯特机器人（Robert Robot），一种简化版机器人，旨在促进陌生儿童之间的社交互动并创造共享体验。通过30名儿童的配对探索性研究，以及在真实环境中4台罗伯特机器人共212次游戏会话的观察数据，分析发现：儿童在罗伯特机器人的引导下感到乐趣，其声音提示激活了机器人的个性想象世界，孩子们模仿彼此行为，以此开启与陌生同伴的游戏和交流。研究还提炼出四条关于儿童社交机器人设计的重要启示。本章展示了如何通过富有故事性的趣味交互，让儿童沉浸于机器人角色及构建任务相关的微型叙事中。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Socialization is an essential development skill for preschool children. In collaboration with the LEGO Group, we developed Robert Robot, a simplified robot, which enables socialization between children and facilitates shared experiences when meeting for the first time. An exploratory study to observe socialization between preschool children was conducted with 30 respondents in pairs. Additionally, observational data from 212 play sessions with four Robert Robots in the wild were collected. Subsequent analysis found that children have fun as Robert Robot breaks the ice between unfamiliar children. The children relayed audio cues related to the imaginative world of Robert Robot's personalities and mimicked each other as a method of initiating social play and communication with their unfamiliar peers. Furthermore, the study contributes four implications for the design of robots for socialization between children. This chapter provides an example case of serious storytelling using playful interactions engaging children with the character of the robot and the mini-narratives around the build requests.
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