Bob Barbour's Driving Research Project
We all drive cars. It seems a solitary activity yet occurs in groups on roads as we share space with other drivers.
The first stage of this research was focused on the question "which of the commercially available driving simulation games is useful for studying driving in groups?"
A family of driving simulations developed by Simbin™ in Sweden was found to create the greatest sense of presence for participants.
The research was carried out under the Unitec Ethics Committee as an approved project (UREC# 2007-770- UREC# 2009-770).
The next stage of this research explores people's behaviours in a driving simulation with six participants.
Please contact Bob at bbarbour@unitec.ac.nz if you wish to participate.
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Health and safety risks
A small number of people are affected by the fast movement and rapid changes in light that occur with computer generated images. If you know you experience any visual discomfort during TV watching or similar experiences, do not participate.
Individual headsets, for your personal use, will be sealed in a named Ziploc bag between sessions. You will be offered an alcohol-based wipe to clean shared equipment before sessions begin.
If you have any further queries about the research, you may contact me directly or my Head of Department, Associate Professor Hossien Sarrafzadeh, at Unitec New Zealand.
- Bob Barbor: bbarbour@unitec.ac.nz.
- Hossien Sarrafzadeh: hsarrafzadeh@unitec.ac.nz.
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What to bring
- Your driver’s licence.
- Clothing: wear jeans or causal clothing suitable for a sports car. A pair of oversocks will be supplied or you can bring your own clean pair of socks (to reduce wear and tear on the pedals).
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Related (accepted) publications
Barbour R.H. (2009). Practical Low-Cost Augmented Reality Research into group car driving behaviour. Proceedings of 6th International Conference On Information Technology In Asia 2009, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. July 6-9, 2009 .
Barbour R.H. (2009). Visualized Group Driving Behaviour: Icons for Actions. Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Driver Behaviour and Training, Amsterdam, Holland. November 24-25, 2009.
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