An automated data collector for the study of human-computer interaction

摘要

For my research on computer games as vehicles of instruction, I have developed a workstation that subjects may use to self-collect and record data while interacting with software. The advantage of this type of data-gathering/observational device is that it preserves and supports a subject's sense of autonomy and control in the experimental environment. This paper discusses the rationale and general requirements for such an apparatus, as well as some limitations of building and using this type of research tool.