TY - GEN
T1 - Spatial Perception Orientation Task (SPOT)
T2 - 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2014
AU - Blasko, Dawn G.
AU - Drabik, Holly Blasko
AU - Lum, Heather C.
AU - Halse, Shane
AU - Harris, Megan A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Software applications are becoming increasingly realistic and complex which creates greater opportunities for work, gameplay and education. However, the limitations of human working memory create serious constraints for software and hardware designers and developers. Working memory capacity differs across individuals and shows growth through early childhood and decline in many older adults. However, recent research has shown that working memory is trainable and can improve problems such as attentional deficit disorder and cognitive problems in aging. The current work describes the development and preliminary validation of SPOT; the Spatial Perception Orientation Task. Spatial working memory is particularly important to spatial cognition, including mental rotation and spatial visualization. It is also important to understanding navigation in complex game worlds. After validation is complete, HCI practitioners will find SPOT easy to use, and available on-line. It will also be usable for different age groups and for those with color deficiencies.
AB - Software applications are becoming increasingly realistic and complex which creates greater opportunities for work, gameplay and education. However, the limitations of human working memory create serious constraints for software and hardware designers and developers. Working memory capacity differs across individuals and shows growth through early childhood and decline in many older adults. However, recent research has shown that working memory is trainable and can improve problems such as attentional deficit disorder and cognitive problems in aging. The current work describes the development and preliminary validation of SPOT; the Spatial Perception Orientation Task. Spatial working memory is particularly important to spatial cognition, including mental rotation and spatial visualization. It is also important to understanding navigation in complex game worlds. After validation is complete, HCI practitioners will find SPOT easy to use, and available on-line. It will also be usable for different age groups and for those with color deficiencies.
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U2 - 10.1145/2559206.2581196
DO - 10.1145/2559206.2581196
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84900545104
SN - 9781450324748
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 1753
EP - 1758
BT - CHI EA 2014
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 26 April 2014 through 1 May 2014
ER -