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Interactive Technologies Research Group

SERVICES AT OUR COGNITION LABORATORY

The Cognition Laboratory at the School of Computing (Joensuu campus) provides equipment for research in psychology of programming, usability and cognitive science. In addition, it is also possible to carry out tailor-made usability studies in case of separate software (programmes) in the laboratory. Our services include:

Observable working

  • Multiple PCs with both Windows and Linux installed.
  • Silver screen with two projectors; the sources of pictures are freely selectable.
  • State of the art eye-trackers
  • 6-channel sound
  • Normal (office) desk 
  • Drawing pen board 
  • Silver screen and mirror glass can be covered with the curtains

Possibilities for recording

  • Video camera, ceiling-cameras
  • Programmatic and display-signal based screen capture
  • Mixing the foregoing in the same picture
  • Adding the time(stamp)
  • High quality sound 

Possibilities for analysis

  • Playback of the path and the fixation points of the gaze
  • Playback of videotape
  • Playback of screen capture
  • Transcription of conversational protocols

CONTACT US

Mail address

University of Eastern Finland
School of Computing
P.O. Box 111 FIN-80101
Joensuu
Finland

Mail address

Joensuun Tiedepuisto, 3rd floor
(Joensuu Science Park)
Länsikatu 15
80110 Joensuu
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Mail address

Telephone: +358-13-251 7928
Fax: +358-13-251 7955
Email: firstname.lastname [at] uef.fi