Presentation 2000/3/21
Change in Human Behaviors Based on Affiliation Needs : Toward the Design of a Social Guide Agent System
Yugo TAKEUCHI, Tooru TAKAHASHI, Yasuhiro KATAGIRI,
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Abstract(in English) In this paper, we discuss the design of a life-like agent interface that considers the social aspects in human-agent interaction. We have designed and incorporated life-like guide agents into an exhibitionguide system on the hypothesis that a user of the system feels a social relationship with a life-like interface agent similar to a relationship with another person. The system was used at the 12th ATR Open House last November, where we had the opportunity to study the behaviors of its users. At that time, we observed that the users behaved in certain ways to maintain relationships wiht their life-like agents. In real life, humans tend to follow and sympathize with others who are attractive. This tendency is caused by the affiliation need. In the user-agent relationship, the users behaved likewise with life-like agents that were attractive. We consider that the agents' attractive features induced the users' affiliation needs. We emphasize the importance of a system design incorporating an agent's capability to induce the effect of human affiliation need.
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Keyword(in English) Guide Agent / Affiliation Need / Social Interaction / Interpersoanl Relationship
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Title (in English) Change in Human Behaviors Based on Affiliation Needs : Toward the Design of a Social Guide Agent System
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Keyword(1) Guide Agent
Keyword(2) Affiliation Need
Keyword(3) Social Interaction
Keyword(4) Interpersoanl Relationship
1st Author's Name Yugo TAKEUCHI
1st Author's Affiliation ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories()
2nd Author's Name Tooru TAKAHASHI
2nd Author's Affiliation ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories
3rd Author's Name Yasuhiro KATAGIRI
3rd Author's Affiliation ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories
Date 2000/3/21
Paper # HCS99-68
Volume (vol) vol.99
Number (no) 721
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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