Three Key Challenges in ARM-COMS for Entrainment Effect Acceleration in Remote Communication

Remote communication systems, which are getting popular these days, allow us to enjoy the benefit of audio/video communication over the network. However, communication based on these systems is still not identical to face-to-face meetings. For example, open issues include lack of tele-presence, lack of entrainment in communication, etc. In order to tackle these issues, this study proposes an idea of remote individuals’ connection through augmented tele-presence systems called ARM-COMS: ARm-supported eMbodied COmmunication Monitor System. ARM-COMS is composed of a tablet PC as an ICT (Information and Communication Technology) device and a desktop robotic arm which manipulates the tablet. Two types of modes, or intelligent tablet mode (IT-mode) and intelligent avatar mode (IA-mode), play a key role in ARM-COMS to implement the three functions; namely, autonomous positioning (AP), autonomous entrainment movement (AEM), and autonomous entrainment positioning (AEP). This paper proposes the basic concept of ARM-COMS to accelerate the entrainment effect in remote communication.

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