Measuring cognitive load with EventStream software framework

Author

Aschwanden, Christoph ; Stelovsky, Jan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., Hawaii Univ. at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

6-9 Jan. 2003

Abstract

We have constructed "EventStream" data collection and analysis software framework to support a wide variety of sensors that measure user physical state. The framework open software architecture allows the software developer to incorporate easily new types of input sensors and new data analysis outputs. The framework has been employed to conduct experiments with a questionnaire and a cognitive game where eye tracking system, emotion mouse, biosensor and oximeter were used as input sensors. The various outputs implemented include a human readable table format that conforms to statistical packages, event-specific XML as well as graphical plotting analysis tool. We offer overview of the framework\´s functionality and discuss its use for cognitive load experiments.

Keywords

XML; biosensors; cognition; data acquisition; data analysis; eye; gesture recognition; open systems; sensor fusion; software architecture; user interfaces; EventStream software; biosensor; cognitive game; cognitive load measurement; data acquisition; data analysis; data collection; emotion mouse; event-specific XML; eye tracking system; graphical plotting analysis tool; human readable table format; input sensors; open software architecture; oximeter; statistical packages; Biosensors; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Local area networks; Manufacturing; Mice; Packaging; Software measurement; Temperature sensors; XML;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 2003. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1874-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174300

Filename

1174300