Communication support system based on navigating spatial behaviors of users by self-actuated chairs and desks

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23700232
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: TAKASHIMA Kazuki 東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 助教 (60533461)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Keywords: インテリジェントルーム / コミュニケーション支援

Research Abstract

This work explores to model interaction activity of the conversation space, and a communication support method that produces user's spatial behaviors by using dynamically a self-propelled digital table. In the method, the digital tables and chirs are automatically moved according to an estimated conversational activity in order to create a comfortable and more dynamic conversational space through changing their positions and group structures. This work could build the estimation model of the activity for 6 person conversation. Also, user study revealed that the movement of the table and chairs significantly influenced their spatial behaviors and impressions.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Ambient Suiteを用いたパーティ場面における部屋型会話支援システムの実装と評価 (2013)
  • Author(s): 藤田和之,高嶋和毅,伊藤雄一,大崎博之,小野直亮,香川景一郎,津川翔,中島康祐,林勇介,岸野文郎
  • Journal Title: 電子情報通信学会論文誌 Volume: Vol.J96-D,No.1 Pages: 120-132
• [Journal Article] Cup-le: Cup-shaped tool for subtly collecting information during conversational experiment (2013)
  • Author(s): Yusuke Hayashi, Yuichi Itoh, Kazuki Takashima, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kosuke Nakajima, and Takao Onoye
  • Journal Title: the international journal of advanced Computer Science Volume: Vol. 3, No. 1
  • URL: http://www.ijpg.org/index.php/IJACSci/article/view/326
• [Presentation] 自走式デジタルテーブルを使った空間行動の誘導によるコミュニケーション支援に関する検討 (2013)
  • Author(s): 坂本登,高嶋和毅,横山ひとみ,北村喜文
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信技術研究報告,HCS2012-76
  • Place of Presentation: ウェルシーズン浜名湖,浜松
  • Year and Date: 2013-03-04
• [Presentation] Cup-embedded information device for supporting interpersonal communication (2012)
  • Author(s): Kazuki Takashima, Yusuke Hayashi, Kosuke Nakajima, Yuichi Itoh
  • Organizer: Poster and Industrial Track Proceedings of the Joint Virtual Reality Conference of ICAT, EGVE and EuroVR
  • Place of Presentation: Madrid. Spain
  • Year and Date: 20121017-19
• [Presentation] Ambient Party Room:パーティ場面における部屋型会話支援システムの構築 (2012)
  • Author(s): 藤田和之,伊藤雄一,高嶋和毅,中島康祐,林勇介,岸野文郎
  • Organizer: ヒューマンインタフェース学会研究報告集
  • Place of Presentation: 根室市総合文化会館,根室
  • Year and Date: 20120927-28
• [Presentation] 情報の割り込みが対人コミュニケーションに及ぼす影響に関する一検討 (2012)
  • Author(s): 坂本登,高嶋和毅,横山ひとみ,北村喜文
  • Organizer: ヒューマンインタフェースシンポジウム論文集
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学,福岡
  • Year and Date: 20120904-07
• [Presentation] 6人会話における非言語情報と場の活性度に関する検討 (2012)
  • Author(s): 高嶋和毅,藤田和之,横山ひとみ,伊藤雄一,北村喜文
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信学会技術研究報告
  • Place of Presentation: 立命館大,草津
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-18