An Experimental Investigation of Improving Human Problem-Solving Performance by Guiding Attention and Adaptively Providing Details on Information Displays

Abstract

This report presents a summary of the research activities, major accomplishments, publications and presentations resulting from the project supported by ONR grant N00014-03-1-0324 to Auburn University. Key contribution of this project was the development and experimental testing of a variety of information displays, called "reactive information displays," that could modify the presented information in real-time in response to the viewer's gaze patterns. Designs of these displays were based on a cognitive model of multimodal information comprehension developed in a previous ONR project (N00014-96-1-1187) Reactive information displays were tested in the domains of mechanics and computer science. Results showed that various display strategies for augmenting information presented based on knowledge about both the viewer's gaze patterns and the problem solving procedure he or she is employing could indeed improve problem-solving performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA465831

Entities

People

  • N. H. Narayanan

Organizations

  • Auburn University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Causal Reasoning
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Complex Systems
  • Comprehension
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Dwell Time
  • Engineering
  • Eye Movements
  • Information Overload
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Standards
  • Universities

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.