Next week the 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics will kick off. It is always great to use the summer season to meet other researchers, walk along the poster boards, discuss and exchange ideas about new applications, and view the latest tools and solutions for research. AHFE facilitates it all: keynote presentation, parallel sessions, demonstration and poster sessions, tutorials, exhibitions, and meetings of special interest groups.
Topics: human factors, conferences, 2016, driver behavior, drivelab
Who doesn’t know Jo Frost, A.K.A. the Super Nanny [1]? Her television show has aired across Europe, the UK and the US; currently, she is starring in a Netherlands-based version, where she visits Dutch families. Although I don’t have any kids, I watch this show quite regularly with great interest to see how families function.
This super nanny keeps telling parents that children also have to eat healthy as part of her program to correct poor behavior. Many parents forget how proper nutrition can influence behavior. But many parents then ask: how do we get our kids to eat more fruits and vegetables?
Topics: The Observer XT, parent-child interaction, Eating behavior, child, child development, health effects
I was waiting for my exam results, and so was the son of our neighbors. And then there was a bang. A really loud one. I could guess the outcome of his exam simply by hearing that bang.
Topics: The Observer XT, parent-child interaction, adolescent behavior, coding behavior, depression
We’re looking forward to the 16th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence which will start tomorrow. It will be held in Baltimore, Maryland. The general program sessions will begin at 8:30am tomorrow and conclude at 5:15pm on Saturday.
Topics: The Observer XT, FaceReader, Viso, conferences, psychology
Last week I had the opportunity to travel to New York City for a very vibrant marketing conference: "The Quirks Event 2016". This is only the second year of the event, but it has already proven its value to the both industry attendees and researchers.
The Quirk’s Event in Brooklyn, New York is a two-day experience that centers around a large and interactive exhibit hall where industry professionals can come together to meet face-to-face, network, and learn about the latest trends and techniques in market research. The conference features educational workshops where speakers of different backgrounds offer their expertise on a variety of topics. Noldus Consultants gave the workshop "Mirror of the Mind - Insights gained from studying the face".
Topics: emotion recognition, FaceReader, facial expression analysis, consumer behavior, consumer behavior research, emotions, consulting
Give us a chance to make you smile! Play with Emotions.
In market research, measuring emotions is becoming more and more popular. Now is your chance to incorporate emotion analysis in your market research. And, to play a game!
Topics: emotion recognition, FaceReader, facial expression analysis, consumer behavior, emotions, RBF, Resting Bitch Face
At the Max Planck Institute in Germany, Groneberg and colleagues (Groneberg et al. 2015) showed that larval zebrafish show approach reactions followed by a form of positive taxis and gradual motion damping in response to water flows. That might sound complicated, but what it basically means is that zebrafish larvae are able to detect minute movement in the water and respond in a stereotypical way.
Topics: EthoVision XT, zebrafish, Danio rerio, DanioVision
Being able to predict the success of an advertisement campaign is of utmost importance to designers and companies. In this process the advertisement is often the zero moment of truth. Read on to learn more about advertising research.
Topics: emotion recognition, FaceReader, facial expression analysis, consumer behavior, consumer behavior research, eye tracking, emotions, advertising
The investigation of movement, activity, and behavior of animals in pens or stables gives great insight into differences between group and individual housing, enriched and plain stables, different types of feeding systems, and so on. Read this blog to learn more about that, but also about cow behavior in paddocks.
Topics: GPS, Precision farming, TrackLab, Cows, tracking
My mother makes the best apple crumble. The top is crunchy, the apples warm and mushy (but not too mushy!), and the level of cinnamon is in perfect balance with the sugar and the apples. Honestly, I’ve never tasted a more delicious apple crumble, which sets a high standard for friends or restaurants offering me an apple crumble dessert.
Topics: video observation, Observation lab, media recorder, consumer behavior, consumer behavior research, Eating behavior, Observation
