LePage, Louise orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-1524 (2020) The Importance of Realism, Character, and Genre:How Theatre Can Support the Creation of Likeable Sociable Robots. International Journal of Social Robotics. ISSN 1875-4791
Abstract
Stage plays, theories of theatre, narrative studies, and robotics research can serve to identify, explore, and interrogate theatrical elements that support the effective performance of sociable humanoid robots. Theatre, including its parts of performance, aesthetics, character, and genre, can also reveal features of human–robot interaction key to creating humanoid robots that are likeable rather than uncanny. In particular, this can be achieved by relating Mori’s (1970/2012) concept of total appearance to realism. Realism is broader and more subtle in its workings than is generally recognised in its operationalization in studies that focus solely on appearance. For example, it is complicated by genre. A realistic character cast in a detective drama will convey different qualities and expectations than the same character in a dystopian drama or romantic comedy. The implications of realism and genre carry over into real life. As stage performances and robotics studies reveal, likeability depends on creating aesthetically coherent representations of character, where all the parts coalesce to produce a socially identifiable figure demonstrating predictable behaviour.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©The Author(s) 2020 |
Keywords: | Sociable robots · Uncanny valley · Character · Theatre · Realism · Genre |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2021 14:50 |
Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2025 05:27 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-020-00637-w |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12369-020-00637-w |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169678 |
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