LeaForum introduction

LeaF

Learning & Interaction Observation Forum

https://www.facebook.com/LEAFForum

[email protected]

LeaForum

• Learning and Interaction Observation

Forum is a research community and

infrastructure which focuses on Oulu

university's strategical research area

"Cultural identity and interaction".

• LeaF is a roomy space for maximum

30 people, with diversified

observation equipment, various

modern terminal devices (internet

tablets, interactive video projectors,

interactive tables and boards) and

flexible fittings to allow provision for

different group situations.

• The equipment is designed for

cooperation with businesses (product

development, testing, application

development, user interaction

research, etc.) as well as for

research and teaching.

LeaF Research Space

LeaF’s Infrastucture

• 454 m2

• Versatile space

• Enablers for advanced connectivity

• Selection of data terminal equipment, user interfaces, and observation/data analysis equipment with software.

Interior Design & Equipment

Customers

The users of the research infrastructure are:

• Local (software) companies

• Local schools and learning institutions

• Public sector

• Researchers & Participants

• Teachers & Students

• Personnel (Oulu university)

• Visitors

Business Use

• Training – LeaForum offers several kinds of training for business

purposes & competence development.

• Cooperation – LeaForum provides a cooperation model to

combine R&D activities with scientific research by offering highly skillful researchers with modern infrastructure for business development.

• Stand-alone usage – The facility, research equipment and support is

available for business's stand-alone usage.

– Special equipment such as the creativity corner can be used for productizing the services and creating new ideas and designs with local partners and experts.

Contact: [email protected]

LeaF’s Devices and

Infrastructures

MORE recording system Mobile Multimodal Recording System

• MORE system includes: – 3 pieces of 360 degree cameras

– 30 wireless microphone and three recording computers

• MORE system creates different options for the post production and processing of the video (research) material. 360 degree video can be browsed and processed afterwards in multiple ways.

• System makes possible to pick up different speech tracks and cut video into different individual camera angles or point views from the research set up.

• 360 degree cameras are portable and can be used also with powerful laptop and portable audio interface with maximum of four sensitive microphones.

• MORE recording system have been developed by Faculty of Education, Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Humanities from the University of Oulu.

MORE recording system Mobile Multimodal Recording System

• Use cases:

• Businesses: Advanced camera & recording technology needs

• Recording various teamwork & collaboration situations

• Current research usage

• The Future School Research Center (FSR) uses MORE equipment in their classroom research in Oulu area

• Future development of the system:

• Facial expression recognition

• Visual speech recognition

• Simultaneous automatic marking of multiple actors

• Recognition of “abnormal” activity

Processed video from the raw material

Tobii – Gaze Interaction System

• Tobii eye tracking equipment can be used

for usability testing, market research and

other research and studies that analyze

visual attention and gaze patterns

• Use cases:

– Website and software usability

studies

– Package design studies

– Real-world interface studies that

require a small eye tracker

• Tobii equipment is currently used as a

research tool in

– Development of visual perception

– Visuomotor development and

learning how to write

– Dysfunction of visual perception:

Scotoma patients, asperger

syndrome and autism

http://www.tobii.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=DkQ9W64Zn58&vq=hd1080

• Recording device for biofeedback and

neurofeedback applications and

physiological research

• Nexus-10 is capable of measuring a

variety of signals simultaneously, such

as muscle tension, brainwaves, heart

rate, relative blood flow, skin

conductance, respiration, temperature

• Use cases:

– Psychology research context

where it can be used in real-time

biofeedback.

– Study of synchrony in interactions,

e.g. when discussing or interacting

with someone autonomic nervous

systems reacts during the

interactive event can be seen

MindMedia Nexus Biosensors and

BioTrace Software

http://www.mindmedia.nl/CMS/index.php

Morae Software

• Usability testing system

• Camera and recording system

• Recording, analysis and annotation tool

• Compatible with Tobii equipment

http://www.techsmith.com/morae.html

• Creativity Corner is: • Innovation & simulation

environment for ideas

• Prototyping environment for service and interaction design

• Set-up includes: • Two back projection screens

• Speakers

• PC

• Ser of LED-lights

• Content is presented with Microsoft Powerpoint

• Creativity corner is used for: – Innovation

– Agile prototyping of services

– Interaction design

– Creative collaboration

– Simulation of situations and atmospheres

– Presentations

Creativity Corner

iPads as Teaching and research

Tools

• Use cases for these devices:

• Research-based teaching - How to utilize ICT as a pedagogical tool and how to adapt multimedia into different kinds of learning projects

• As a research tool in projects: media consuming and creation tools

• Current research use:

• Agents project studies children’s efficacious agency in different context where children are active participants in data production

• CoCreat project aims to find supportive technologies that enables creative collaboration

Promethean ActivTable

• Interactive table with learning applications and embedded Windows7

• Learning applications are compatible with Promethean smartboards

• Learning applications can be used collaboratively with 4 people working simultaneously

• Use cases

– Research-based teaching - How to utilize ICT as a pedagogical tool and how to adapt multimedia into different kinds of learning projects

– Research tool – collaboration, socially shared regulation