Projects
Socialization of Veterans Using Virtual Reality
The purpose of this study was to capture the essence of socialization in virtual reality as a Ph.D. dissertation topic at Florida Institute of Technology - Human-Centered Design. This study used a phenomenology methodology to capture the experiences of beneficial features of players who use virtual reality. The study addresses and defines problems and issues concerning health concerns among military veterans; including contributing factors like loneliness, isolation, treatment eligibility within the Veteran’s Administration (VA), long wait times at VA medical centers (for medical attention), negative perceptions and associations of VA health care facilities, medical centers and military related organizations, and stigmas associated with treatment.
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My Role:
Managed entire life-cycle of the project.
Time Frame:
Three years.
Results:
Dissertation and Publication.
​Usability Assessment of a Suicide Intervention-Prevention Mini-Game
This study evaluated a video game designed to educate players concerning suicide prevention. It is aimed at educating the player on how to identify and address someone who might be contemplating suicide.
As a result of playing SIP-M, participants found the game entertaining, informative and felt better equipped to identify and handle someone who might be contemplating suicide.
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My Role:
Managed entire life-cycle of the project.
Time Frame:
One year.
Results:
Interactive video game and publication.
HyperSlides: Dynamic Presentation Prototyping
Presentations are a crucial form of modern communication,
yet there is a dissonance between everyday practices with
presentation tools and best practices from the presentation
literature. We conducted a grounded theory study to gain a better understanding of the activity of presenting,
discovering the potential for a more dynamic, automated, and story-centered approach to prototyping slide presentations that are themselves dynamic in their ability to help presenters rehearse and deliver their story.
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My Role:
Needs analysis; researching; subject recruitment; interviewing; observing; transcribing; data collection; and reducing data/categorizing.
Time Frame:
Four months.
Results:
Publication and presentation at CHI'13.
