In oduc ion
And é Helge , Ca olin S aßmann, Sab ina C. Eimle
Uni e si y o Applied Sciences Ruh Wes , Ins i u e o Compu e Science, Bo op, Ge many
Unlocking Po en ials o Vi ual Reali y as a Resea ch Tool
in Human-Robo In e ac ion: A Wiza d-o -Oz App oach
Wiza d-o -Oz (WoZ) sys ems a e popula in HRI esea ch o hei cos -e ec i eness
and lexibili y (Segu a & Ba bosa, 2013; Ma ela o, 2016), o en p e e ed o e au onomous dialogs in
expe imen s (Pelleg ini, 2014). Howe e , hey a e limi ed o speci ic use cases in speci ic
en i onmen s, equi ing signi ican p og amming e o o adap a ion. Fu he mo e,
case-speci ic scena ios a ec obo pe cep ion (Bie mann e al., 2021), highligh ing he need
o a modula ized and cus omizable WoZ sys em.
Vi ual Reali y (VR) can be ad an ageous in his con ex by p o iding dynamic
i ual en i onmen s, acili a ing adap a ion o di e se use cases (Renison e al., 2012).
I au hen ically ec ea es eal en i onmen s, allowing he simula ion o a ied
scena ios and empowe ing esea che s o conduc loca ion-independen
in es iga ions.
Con ac : and e.helge @hs- uh wes .de
Re e ences:
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[4] Hannah Bie mann, Philipp B aune , and Ma ina Zie le. 2021. How con ex and design shape human- obo us and a ibu ions. Paladyn, Jou nal o Beha io al Robo ics 12, 1 (2021), 74–86.
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Discussion
•Cu en S a e: WoZ sys em is dynamically adjus able, bu
cu en ly only wi hin he Uni y Edi o i sel .
•Fo non- echnical esea che s, his could pose a ba ie and
po en ially exclude hem om using he sys em.
•Goal: Conduc expe in e iews wi h esea che s in he HRI- ield
o iden i y equi emen s, p e e ences, and challenges o
designing use - iendly ools in VR.
Fu u e Wo k
•P o ide esea che s wi h a VR ool o conduc ing s udies
i espec i e o hei echnical implemen a ion skills.
•Objec i e:
✓Ha ness he ad an ages o VR o esea ch.
✓Demons a e an e icien al e na i e o ield s udies.
✓Empowe non- echnical esea che s o u ilize VR o esea ch.
Wiza d-o -Oz Dashboa d o Vi ual Reali y
The VR WoZ sys em was designed
o mee h ee speci ic
equi emen s:
1. In eg a ion o es ablished
unc ionali ies, including oice
ou pu , ges u es, and he abili y
o modi y colo LEDs.
2. Ad ancemen o adi ional WoZ
sys ems in HRI h ough he
inco po a ion o a pa h inding
sys em o i ual obo s, a da a
measu emen sys em, and
in e ac i e UI elemen s o able
con en .
3. Ensu ed adap abili y o he WoZ
sys em o di e se use cases.
Using VR allows o dynamic
adjus men s o bo h he i ual
en i onmen and obo .
Robo Na iga ion
De ine objec -sensi i e
na iga ion o he obo o
p ede ined loca ions in he
en i onmen .
Da a Measu emen Sys em
Con inuously and eliably
collec da a in he ields o eye-
acking, pupillome y, pulse,
and hea a e a iabili y.
Robo Communica ion
P ede ine o gene a e oice
ou pu and send pic u es o
in e ac i e UI-con en o he
able .
Funding Indica o : 16SV8693
