@inproceedings{f7e15bfbcada485ba1ffadaf82202042,
title = "I enjoyed the chance to meet you and I will always remember you: Healthy Older Adults' Conversations with Misty the Robot",
abstract = "We conducted a 2×2 Wizard of Oz between-subject user study with sixteen healthy older adults. We investigated how to make social robots converse more naturally and reciprocally through unstructured conversation. We varied the level of interaction by changing the level of verbal and nonverbal communication the robot provided. Participants interacted with the robot for eight sessions engaging in an unstructured conversation. These conversations lasted thirty minutes to an hour. This paper will evaluate four questions from the post-interaction survey individuals completed after each session with the robot. The questions include: (i) I had fun talking to the robot; (ii) I felt I had a meaningful conversation; (iii) I was engaged the whole interaction; and (iv) I would consider the robot my friend. All participants reported they were engaged, had a meaningful conversation, and had fun during all eight sessions. Seven individuals felt the robot was their friend.",
keywords = "User Studies, healthy older adults, human robot interaction, nonverbal, social robots, user centered design, verbal",
author = "Jordan Miller and Troy McDaniel",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 IEEE.; 17th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2022 ; Conference date: 07-03-2022 Through 10-03-2022",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1109/HRI53351.2022.9889523",
language = "English (US)",
series = "ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "914--918",
booktitle = "HRI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction",
}