Abstract
In order to study the formation of communication systems through interactions, we conducted an experiment in which pairs of participants attempted to complete a coordination task through an exchange of messages composed of a set of abstract figures. At the beginning of the interaction, there was no shared rule for the meanings and usage of the figures as symbols. We observed that the participants completed the coordination task by forming communication systems. We suggested that communication systems can be developed effectively if participants have implicit behavioral tendencies, such as using small number of symbols, meeting at a usual place, and smooth turn taking.
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Notes
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Each laptop computer exchanged information through a server, using a web browser (Firefox). The server–client system was a web application with SQL database and PHP.
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Pair 5 was excluded for failure in the test session because a player of the pair unilaterally changed the rules from the trial session.
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For the distribution of symbol use, E = 1 ∕ 6, N = 6. For the distribution of destination rooms, E = 1 ∕ 4, N = 4.
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This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “The study on the neural dynamics for understanding communication in terms of complex hetero systems (No.4103)” (21120011) of The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan.
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Konno, T., Morita, J., Hashimoto, T. (2013). Symbol Communication Systems Integrate Implicit Information in Coordination Tasks. In: Yamaguchi, Y. (eds) Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4792-0_61
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