Grant, A., Kankaanpaa, V. and Hirskyj-Douglas, I. (2023) Hum-ble Beginnings: Developing Touch- and Proximity-Input-Based Interfaces for Zoo-Housed Giraffes’ Audio Enrichment. In: ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ACM ISS 2023)., Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 5-8 November 2023, pp. 175-197. (doi: 10.1145/3626470)
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Abstract
Though computer systems have entered widespread use for animals' enrichment in zoos, no interactive computer systems suited to giraffes have yet been developed. Hence, which input modes or audio stimuli giraffes might best utilise remains unknown. To address this issue and probe development of such systems alongside the animals themselves and zookeepers, researchers gathered requirements from the keepers and from prototyping with giraffes, then created two interfaces -- one touch-based and one proximity-based -- that play giraffe-humming audio or white noise when activated. Over two months of observation, giraffes utilised the proximity-based system more frequently than the touch-based one but in shorter episodes. Secondly, the study highlighted the significance of considering user-specific needs in computer systems' development: the lack of preference shown for any specific audio type indicates that the audio stimuli chosen were inappropriate for these giraffes. In addition, the paper articulates several lessons that can be drawn from human--computer interaction when one develops systems for animals and, in turn, what the findings presented mean for humans.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Additional Information: | This work was partially supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship [grant 2514] and The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA). |
| Keywords: | Interaction design, animal–computer interaction, zoo–computer interaction, audio interfaces. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Kankaanpaa, Ms Vilma and Hirskyj-Douglas, Dr Ilyena and Grant, Ms Alana |
| Authors: | Grant, A., Kankaanpaa, V., and Hirskyj-Douglas, I. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science |
| ISSN: | 2573-0142 |
| Published Online: | 01 November 2023 |
| Copyright Holders: | © 2023 Copyright held by the owner/author(s) |
| First Published: | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 7:434:175–197 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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