Room for one more? - Introducing Artificial Commensal Companions

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

Maurizio Mancini University College Cork
Radoslaw Niewiadomski Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Gijs Huisman Hogeschool van Amsterdam
M. Bruijnes Interactive Intelligence - EEMCS
Conor Patrick Gallagher University College Cork
Research Group
Interactive Intelligence (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Intelligent Systems

Research Group

Interactive Intelligence

Abstract

Commensality is defined as "a social group that eats together" and eating in a commensality setting has a number of positive effects on humans. In this paper, we discuss how HCI and technology in general can be exploited to replicate the benefits of commensality for people who choose or are forced to eat alone. We discuss research into and the design of Artificial Commensal Companions that can provide social interactions during food consumption. We present the design of a system, consisting of a toy robot, computer vision tracking, and a simple interaction model, that can show non-verbal social behaviors to influence a user's food choice. Finally, we discuss future studies and applications of this system, and provide suggestions for future research into Artificial Commensal Companions.

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