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  • Robotics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Performance Studies

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  • The depiction hypothesis, based on Western mimetic art, suggests entities must visually represent social interactions to be effective.
  • This hypothesis is challenged by the nature of social robots, which actively perform interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the depiction hypothesis in the context of social robots.
  • To identify more accurate predictors of effectiveness for social robots and performance art.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of social robots, actors, and dancers.
  • Evaluation of kinematics and expressivity as factors in social interaction and aesthetic judgment.

Main Results:

  • Social robots, like dancers, perform interactions rather than depicting them.
  • Kinematics and expressivity are superior predictors of dance aesthetics and successful social robot interactions compared to depiction.

Conclusions:

  • The depiction hypothesis is insufficient for understanding social robot and performance art effectiveness.
  • Kinematics and expressivity offer a more relevant framework for designing and evaluating social robots and performance art.