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Synneure: Intelligent Human-Machine Teamwork in Virtual Space

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Cross-Cultural Design (HCII 2023)

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Researchers have shown that intelligent assistants can improve human productivity in teamwork. With the development of VR technology, such human-computer teamwork will also be able to take place in digital environments. In order to achieve this, this study developed a virtual reality platform called Synneure. The program contains an intelligent assistant that can be configured with a variety of personality traits, skills, and data sets. The platform builds a virtual space with stereoscopic interaction and supports human-machine teamwork between intelligent assistants and humans in virtual reality. Five valid conclusions were derived from prototyping, design fiction, and user testing. For example, reconstructing design tools in a stereoscopic way can help users improve the discussion process in a way that increases the efficiency of spatial manipulation. However, additional instruction is needed. In addition, conclusions are drawn regarding intelligent assistants, such as collaborative functions and emotional functions that follow the discussion phase. Last but not least, people will have a higher expectation of interaction with an intelligent assistant in comparison to the real one, and this will be the next design direction for the follow-up of this study.

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This project is supported by Graduate Education Innovation Grants, Tsinghua University.

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    Chiju Chao, Qirui Wang, Hongfei Wu & Zhiyong Fu

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Chao, C., Wang, Q., Wu, H., Fu, Z. (2023). Synneure: Intelligent Human-Machine Teamwork in Virtual Space. In: Rau, PL.P. (eds) Cross-Cultural Design. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14023. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35939-2_25

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