Abstract
In the context of human-agent interaction, we see the emergence of computational artefacts that display hybridity because they can be experienced as tools and agents. In this paper we propose a tool-agent spectrum as an analytical lens that uses ‘intention’ as a central concept. This spectrum aims to clarify how a computational object can change from being conducive to the intentions of others (‘tool’) to appearing to have intentions of its own (‘agent’), or vice versa. We have applied this analytical lens to unravel people’s experiences in two hybrid cases; guide dogs as a living mobility aid for the visually impaired and an experimental wearable object named “BagSight” as a rudimentary artificial
counterpart. We compared both cases through the lens of a toolagent spectrum and elaborate on these results by discussing some of the principles by which computational artefacts can shift across the spectrum. We conclude by discussing the limitations of this study and provide suggestions for future work.
counterpart. We compared both cases through the lens of a toolagent spectrum and elaborate on these results by discussing some of the principles by which computational artefacts can shift across the spectrum. We conclude by discussing the limitations of this study and provide suggestions for future work.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | HAI 2020 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | ACM |
Pages | 171-178 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450380546 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-8054-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (Virtual Event) - New York, NY, United States Duration: 10 Nov 2020 → 13 Nov 2020 |
Publication series
Name | HAI 2020 -Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction |
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Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (Virtual Event) |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York, NY |
Period | 10/11/20 → 13/11/20 |
Bibliographical note
Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-careOtherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.
Keywords
- Hybridity
- interaction design
- computational artefacts
- tool-agent spectrum
- intention