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7 7  **Design rationale: **This design pattern follows the Didactic Communication pattern introduced by Khan et al., where there is a transmission of information from the robot to the human agent. By explaining the activity, participants will know what to expect and how they can participate in the activity.
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9 -**Example: **In our use case (i.e. "group exercise"  as specified by group 4 of the SCE-course in 2020), Pepper explains using speech and hand gestures, the goal of the activity, which is to perform exercise moves together with the PwD. The speech rate is slightly lower than average considering the age and cognitive abilities of the participants. Pepper then explains the steps involved such as playing the song and demonstrating the dance moves that the participants are expected to repeat. Pepper confirms that the explanation is understood and if not, repeats the explanation. For detail on the parameter setting, see the Table below.
9 +**Example: **For our use case, Pepper triggers the activity using speech and hand gestures, which is to help the PwD paint. The speech rate is slightly lower than average considering the age and cognitive abilities of the participants. Pepper then explains the steps involved such as the style of the painting and the topic. Appropriate suggestions and instructions are given at proper intervals. Pepper confirms that the explanation is understood and if not, repeats the explanation. For detail on the parameter setting, see the Table below.
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12 12  |=(% colspan="2" %)Parameter|=Choice|=Rationale
13 13  |(% colspan="2" %)Gesture Openness|Open|Makes the interaction less formal so that the PwD can familiarize themself better with Pepper.
14 -|(% colspan="2" %)Gaze Diversion|Diverted|Pepper will be able to look at all the PwD instead of fixating on one of them.
15 15  |(% colspan="2" %)Proxemic Closeness|(((
16 16  Average
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18 -(between close and far)
19 -)))|Kept in the middle since there will be PwD both close and far away from Pepper at the same time.
17 +(close)
18 +)))|Kept close to the PwD.
20 20  |(% rowspan="3" %)Voice
21 21   |(% colspan="1" %)Pitch|Middle|A high pitch makes Pepper sound friendly but it should not be too high otherwise the PwD might not be able to hear Pepper well.
22 -|(% colspan="1" %)Speed|Slower than average|Since the PwD are old, a low speech rate will help them understand Pepper better but it should not be too sow otherwise, they will be bored.
21 +|(% colspan="1" %)Speed|Slower than average|Since the PwD are old, a low speech rate will help them understand Pepper better but it should not be too slow otherwise, they will be bored.
23 23  |(% colspan="1" %)Prosody|Strong|The prosody of the voice should be strong so that Pepper can articulate better.
24 24  |(% colspan="2" %)Speech Acts|Informal|An informal tone makes the interaction more comfortable for the participants.
25 25  |(% colspan="2" %)Eye Color|White|The eyes should be white so as to not distract the PwD.