Cognitive Aid Design Using Augmented Reality to Support Attention

Faculty: 
Maribeth Gandy Coleman, Scott Robertson, Kala Jordan, Anne McLaughlin (NC State)
Students: 
Colin Logan, Jason Gao, Imani Murph (NC State)

The goal of this NASA funded project is to conduct human computer interaction experiments to study how the diminishment of irrelevant visual and auditory information, via Augmented Reality, in a high stress environment can help a user focus more effectively on task performance. Specifically we are studying methods of diminishing and enhancing reality for crew members on the International Space Station that could help them perform complex medical tasks in high stress emergency situations.

Lab: 
Director: 
Beth Mynatt

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