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1Introduction, Why Relational Machines?Khaslavsky, Julie, and Nathan Shedroff. "Understanding the Seductive Experience." Communications of the ACM 42, no. 5 (1999): 45-49.

Amazon logo Norman, Don. "Emotional Machines." Chapter 6 in Emotional Design. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2003. ISBN: 9780465051359.

Amazon logo Fogg, B. J. "Overview of Captology." Chapter 1 in Persuasive Technology. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2002. ISBN: 9781558606432.
2Representing and Manipulating RelationshipsAmazon logo Duck, Steve. "Interaction and Daily Life in Long-term Relationships." In Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998. ISBN: 9780761957102.

Amazon logo Collis, Glyn M., and June McNicholas. "A Theoretical Basis for Health Benefits of Pet Ownership: Attachment Versus Psychological Support." In Companion Animals in Human Health. Edited by Cindy C. Wilson and Dennis C. Turner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997. ISBN: 9780761910626.

Bickmore, Tim. "Theory." Chapter from Relational Agents: Effecting Change through Human-Computer Relationships. Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Media Lab. 2003.
3Measuring Aspects of Relationships and InteractionsAmazon logo Harvey, J., and S. Hendrick. "Self-Report Methods in Studying Personal Relationships." In Handbook of Personal Relationships: Theory, Research, and Interventions. Edited by Steve Duck. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1981, pp. 99-113. ISBN: 9780471914914.

Amazon logo Kenny, D. "The Analysis of Data from Two-Person Relationships." In Handbook of Personal Relationships: Theory, Research, and Interventions. Edited by Steve Duck. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1988, pp. 57-77. ISBN: 9780471914914.

Wheeless, L. R., and J. Grotz. "The Measurement of Trust and its Relationship to Self-Disclosure." Human Communication Research 3, no. 3 (1977): 250-257.

Horvath, Adam O., and Leslie S. Greenberg. "Development and Validation of the Working Alliance Inventory." Journal of Counseling Psychology 36, no. 2 (1989): 223-233.
4Issues in Particular PopulationsForlizzi, Jodi, Carl DiSalvo, and Francine Gemperle. "Assistive Robotics and an Ecology of Elders Living Independently in Their Homes." Human-Computer Interaction 19 (2004): 25-59.

Kahn, Peter H., Jr., Batya Friedman, Deanne R. Perez-Granados, and Nathan G. Freier. "Robotic pets in the lives of preschool children." In CHI Extended Abstracts. New York, NY: ACM Press, 2004, pp. 1449-1452. ISBN: 1581137036.

Turkle, Sherry. "Technology and Human Vulnerability." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 9 (September 2003): 43-50.
5Interactions with Assistive and Therapeutic AgentsPineau, J., M. Montemerlo, M. Pollack, N. Roy, and Sebastian Thrun. "Towards robotic assistants in nursing homes: challenges and results." Robotics and Autonomous Systems 3-4 (March, 2003): 271-281.

Tamura, Toshiyo, Satomi Yonemitsu, Akiko Itoh, Daisuke Oikawa, Akiko Kawakami, Yuji Higashi, Toshito Fujimooto, and Kazuki Nakajima. "Is an Entertainment Robot Useful in the Care of Elderly People With Severe Dementia?" The Journal of Gerentology 59A (January 2004): 83-85.

Wada, Kazuyoshi, Takanori Shibata, Tomoko Saito, and Kazuo Tanie. "Effects of Robot Assisted Activity to Elderly People who Stay at a Health Service Facility for the Aged." IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003.

Amazon logo Yanco, Holly A. "Wheelesley: A Robotic Wheelchair System: Indoor Navigation and User Interface." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Applications in Robotics, User Interfaces, and Natural Language Processing. Edited by V. O. Mittal, H. A. Yanco, J. Aronis, and R. Simpson. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1998. ISBN: 9783540647904.
6Interactions with Machine TeammatesRich, C., C. Sidner, N. Lesh, A. Garland, S. Booth, and M. Chimani. "DiamondHelp: A Collaborative Interface Framework for Networked Home Appliances." 5th International Workshop on Smart Appliances and Wearable Computing, June 2005.

Hoffman, G., and C. Breazeal. "Collaboration in Human-Robot Teams." In Proceedings of AIAA First Intelligent Systems Technical Conference. Chicago, IL, 2004.

Gross, B. "Collaborative Systems: the 1994 AAAI Presidential Address." AI Magazine 17, no. 2 (1996): 67-85.

Cohen, P. "Teamwork." Nous 25 (1991): 487-512.
7Guest Lecture
8Interactions with Learning Companion and Tutorial AgentsAzmitia, M. "Peer interaction and problem solving. When are two heads better than one?" Child Development 59 (1988): 87-96.

Jackson, S., J. Krajcik, and E. Soloway. "The design of guided learner-adaptable scaffolding in interactive learning environments." CHI 98 Los Angeles, CA. (PDF)

Burleson, Winslow, and Rosalind Picard. "Affective Agents: Sustaining Motivation to Learn Through Failure and a State of Stuck." Social and Emotional Intelligence in Learning Environments Workshop. In conjunction with the 7th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Maceio - Alagoas, Brasil, August 31, 2004. (PDF)
9Interaction with Trainers and Assistant AgentsBickmore, Tim, and Roz Picard. "Establishing and Maintainint Long-Term Human-Computer Relationships." ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction (ToCHI), 2004. (Special Issue on Social Issues and HCI.) (PDF)
10Interaction with Trainers and Assistant Agents (cont.)
11Interaction with Wearable or Ambient AgentsMcCarthy, C. E., and M. E. Pollack. "A Plan-Based Personalized Cognitive Orthotic." 6th International Conference on AI Planning and Scheduling, April, 2002.

Starner, Thad. "Attention, Memory, and Wearable Interfaces." IEEE Pervasive Computing 1, no. 4 (2002).

Consolvo, Sunny, Peter Roessler, Brett Shelton, Anthony LaMarca, Bill Schilit, and Sara Bly. "Computer-Supported Coordinated Care: Using Technology to Help Care for Elders." IRS-TR-03-017, December 22, 2003. (PDF)
12Interactions with Entertainment Agents
13Sponsor Week
14Final Class

 








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