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Portmanteau Word-Play for Vocabulary Enhancement with Humanoid Robot Support
Daniele SchicchiGiovanni Pilatosubject
VocabularySocial robotHuman–computer interactionEducational roboticsComputer scienceReading (process)media_common.quotation_subjectSocial roboticsPortmanteauEducational roboticsPortmanteau creationHumanoid robotmedia_commondescription
Word-play is as powerful learning and motivation tool often used by educators for teaching the ability of reading, which is a complex activity. In this paper, we introduce a system that exploits a Pepper humanoid robot acting as a playfellow in a word-play game based on portmanteau words. The robot shows the ability to play with children using a conversation engine, a portmanteau creation engine, and a definition engine. In this manner, Pepper can integrate itself within a group of kids, and it can support a teacher in her activities. The humanoid can be involved in a word-based round-game in which it can play the role of either answerer or generator of new words.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 |