Abstract

RAMIREZ CANO, Oscar Yecid  and  RUALES TOBON, Camilo Fernando. The conceptual integration theory: an approach from the interaction with a mobile robot. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Tecnol. [online]. 2016, n.40, pp.119-146. ISSN 0121-3814.

This research aims to analyze the processes of meaning that arise in the interaction between people and technological objects. In this case we analyze the results of the interaction of a child with a mobile robot controlled by a device that suppresses the physical contact by a RGB camera and a deep sensor (Kinect by Microsoft). The reference for the study is the Conceptual Integration Theory proposed by Fauconnier and Turner, which seeks to understand how the new ideas are constructed from appreciation and integration of pre-existing elements. Their foundations are Lakoff and Johnson postulates, which deals with the sense building process in metaphors in order to use it in the field of semiotics. This is a qualitative study which involved some participants from an educational institution in Bogota. They interacted with a mobile robot trying to move it from one place to another by using the Kinect device. The experiences were documented by using tapes and interviews in which participants were asked about the exercise projection from the old scenes to the new ones. The analysis carried out in the light of the conceptual integration theory showed the emergent cognitive relationships. In spite of generational differences of participants we could notice common elements, which are observed on construction and formulation of conceptual integration network. The findings allow the researchers to conclude that during the meaning process, which appears in the interaction with a new object, we need previous experiences with pre-stablished objects defined by a culture. Additionally Hutchins material anchor is important to understand what is happening at the cultural frame change level. Likewise those material anchors, we assumed, could turn in a new input for conceptual networks. Thus it is possible to look at the formulation of new learning methodologies in order to obtain better results in the academic field.

Keywords : Theory of Conceptual Integration; Mental Space; Educational Robotics; Learning Methodology; Design.

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