Culture Drone 
Workshop on Multi-Cultural
Human-Drone Interaction

We are pleased to invite you to participate to this one-day workshop on Multi-Cultural Human-Drone Interaction, held online on June 15th as part of the Participatory Design conference in Manizales, Colombia. We invite you to participate in this workshop by submitting a vignette about why you would like to take part in the workshop!

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How to join the workshop

To join the workshop, please design a Vignette and email it to: jcauchard@bgu.ac.il

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Vignette Design

The ​idea of the vignette is to generate a visual representation of the reasons why you are you interested in participating in the workshop. It is a short activity to help you express how you think you will contribute and what you expect to learn. You will design a word cloud which words represent your vision for drones and how they can fit in human spaces, these should include your concerns and the opportunities you imagine. The shape of the cloud should consider the Latin American perspective and experience. You can draw the word cloud or use any online tool, such as WordArt.com

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Example of Vignette Design

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Registration

To attend the workshop, you will need to register on the PDC website.

The cost of attending the workshop is $20. 

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About the workshop

This hands-on workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss the cultural aspects of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) design. Recent work shows that the one fits all model of interaction might be obsolete, especially when considering natural interactions where people use gesture and voice, that are culturally dependent. In the first part of the workshop, attendees will hear from experts in the field. We will then discuss ideas around social robot designs and leverage everyone's expertise to discuss cultural aspects when designing effective and enjoyable interactions. We encourage the exchange of research results and ideas for future research attempts. The second part of the workshop will be a hands-on activity involving a participatory design task for a cross-cultural robot.

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Here are some examples of topics of interest for the workshop (but not limited to this list):

• Cross-cultural differences and similarities in Human-Robot Interaction

• Challenges and Implications of HRI

• Design aspects of social robots

• Acceptability and social norms

• Values, Ethics, and Policies

• Novel enabling technologies

• I/O techniques for HRI

• Future applications for social robots

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