Unpacking Lived Experiences of Wizards of OzShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2026, p. 1399-1401Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In the Human-Robot Interaction community, Wizard of Oz (WoZ) is a commonly employed method where researchers aim to study user perceptions of robot technologies regardless of technical limitations. Despite the continued usage of WoZ, questions concerning ethical tensions and effects on the wizard remain. For instance, how do wizards experience interacting through technology, given the different roles and characters to enact, and the different environments to situate themselves in. In addition, the wizard’s experiences and affects on results, continues to be under-explored. The goal of this workshop is to surface ethical, practical, methodological, personal, and philosophical tensions in the WoZ method. Though a collaborative session, we seek to develop a deeper understanding of what it means to be a wizard through eliciting first-person experiences of researchers. As a result, we hope to formulate guidelines for future wizards.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2026. p. 1399-1401
Series
HRI Companion ’26
Keywords [en]
first-person methods, human-robot interaction, lived experiences, wizard of oz
National Category
Robotics and automation Human Computer Interaction Languages and Literature
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-223964DOI: 10.1145/3776734.3788834Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105036981419ISBN: 9798400723216 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-223964DiVA, id: diva2:2060204
Conference
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, March 16 - 19, 2026
Funder
Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS)2026-05-152026-05-152026-05-21