Animal-computer interfaces: Novel approaches for studying animal behavior, cognition and communication

Pepperberg, Irene M.

doi:10.1075/is.23018.pep

Introduction published In: Animal-Computer Interfaces: Novel Approaches for Studying Animal Behavior, Cognition and Communication
Edited by Irene M. Pepperberg
[Interaction Studies 24:2] 2023
► pp. 193–200

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Introduction

Animal-computer interfaces

Novel approaches for studying animal behavior, cognition and communication

Irene M. Pepperberg | Boston University

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Published online: 3 November 2023

https://doi.org/10.1075/is.23018.pep

Abstract

The field of animal-computer interfaces has a longer history than one might at first suppose. In this Introduction, I first discuss some of the early attempts to integrate computers into the study of animal cognition, communication, and behavior and how they provided the groundwork for subsequent research in nonhuman-computer interfaces. I then summarize the various contributions to this special issue, emphasizing how they provide a snapshot into the current state of the field. I close by emphasizing the value of this work but also by suggesting some potential pitfalls of which we must also be aware.

Keywords: animal-computer interfaces, Interspecies Internet Workshop

Article outline

1.Introduction
2.Background for this issue
3.A summary of articles in this issue
4.Conclusion
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