Essays about: "verbal communication cues"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words verbal communication cues.

  1. 1. Adapting the backchanneling behaviour of a social robot to increase user engagement : A study using social robots with contingent backchanneling behaviour

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Daniel Alexander Kazzi; VIncent Winberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Artificial intelligence; Human-robot interaction; Service robots;

    Abstract : There are many aspects of human communication that affects the nature of an interaction; examples include voice intonation and facial expressions. A particular type of verbal and non-verbal cues, so called backchannels, have an underlying role in shaping conversations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Communication Through Translation : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Mental Health Professionals' Experiences of Working With Interpreters

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

    Author : Ellinor Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Communication; language barriers; interpreters; healthcare service; psychotherapy; refugees; asylum seekers; qualitative data analysis; interpretative phenomenological analysis.;

    Abstract : The current study explores the experiences of mental health care professionals in Sweden who conduct therapy with the assistance of an interpreter. Seven participants took part in semi-structured interviews that were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (Smith, 1996). READ MORE

  4. 3. Racism is Not Getting Worse, it's Getting Tweeted. : A study of the impact of non-verbal cues in hashtag activism. Which emojis correlates with #blacklivesmatter and #alllivesmatter?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Elin Erlandsson; Nora Kristoffersson; [2021]
    Keywords : #blacklivesmatter; #alllivesmatter; BLM; ALM; Emojis; Twitter; Hashtag Activism; CMC; Racial injustices; Senti Strength; Digital Communication; Semiotics; #blacklivesmatter; #alllivesmatter; BLM; ALM; Emojis; Twitter; Hashtag Aktivism; CMC; Rasism; Senti Strength; Digital Kommunikation; Semiotik;

    Abstract : Scholars are often studying emojis as pure visual elements or as essential textual parts. Theories in this study bridge these subfields and examine emojis in both fields. This bridging understanding of emojis is applied to hashtag activism in the discursive Black Lives Matter debate to increase the comprehension of the impact of emojis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Using Gameplay, Storytelling and Pastiche Scenarios in Interaction Design to Improve Adolescent Knowledge on Sexual Consent

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Melissa Sallinen Obrou; [2020]
    Keywords : sex; design; consent; adolescents; pastiche;

    Abstract : In this paper I evaluate how storytelling and gameplay in interaction design can be used to broaden the view on consent communication among adolescents. There are varying definitions of how sexual consent should be communicated. Among them are the advocacy model, “no means no”, and affirmative consent, “yes means yes”. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can You Read My Mind? : A Participatory Design Study of How a Humanoid Robot Can Communicate Its Intent and Awareness

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Interaktiva och kognitiva system

    Author : Sofia Thunberg; [2019]
    Keywords : human-robot interaction; social interaction; awareness; intention; hri; humanoid; robot interaction; robot; robocup; participatory design; pepper; theory of mind; common ground; människa-robot interaktion; social interaktion; medvetenhet; intentioner; robotinteraktion;

    Abstract : Communication between humans and interactive robots will benefit if people have a clear mental model of the robots' intent and awareness. The aim with this thesis was to investigate how human-robot interaction is affected by manipulation of social cues on the robot. READ MORE