Scenarios 2 Ruth, Thurid, Paola, Elisabeth, Karin

Groupwork 2.1 Problem being solved: –How to talk to the mechs Integration: into the Mech discourse community –which is entirely computer-based in a virtual world –Because they have such strong emotions –And they are perfectionists To understand: –How to talk to mechs; what mechs thinks about cogs and sprites Bennet: differentiation Name: Talking to mechs

Groupwork reportback User approaches a series of Mechs –Sent to Mechs by ORACLE who sets up the scene The Mech will freeze as soon as you say anything ?detection of sound –And drop their communication device The user is to pick up the communication device ?real world device? –Need way of selecting their device and when you do this it teleports into the user’s mobile phone –Speak magic word into phone as password –Screen becomes Mech virtual world

Groupwork reportback In virtual world all communication has to have an emotion –Provide interaction devices to signal emotion In virtual world mechs Glow? Colour? Sounds? Showing emotional state –To approach a mech you have to match its emotional state –Your avatar will look the same colour or whatever as the Mech Use SMS to talk to a Mech

Groupwork reportback - 4 Meeting our objectives: Elisabeth: novel interaction modes; new ways for users to express emotions Thurid: Aural password recognition, trying to match Mech emotional state with some speech Paola: Pedagogic element of the ORACLE tells story facilitator what the learning goals are and tracks user learning (user models) Karin: Innovative use of mobile phones