All Outputs (3)

A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, J., Brown, M., Coughlan, T., Lawson, G., & Craven, M. P. (2015). A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 9170, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20916-6_38

This paper presents a systematic review which explores the nature of assistive technologies currently being designed, developed and evaluated for dementia sufferers and their carers. A search through four large databases, followed by filtering by rel... Read More about A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology.

Empirical evidence, evaluation criteria and challenges for the effectiveness of virtual and mixed reality tools for training operators of car service maintenance (2015)
Journal Article
Borsci, S., Lawson, G., & Broome, S. (2015). Empirical evidence, evaluation criteria and challenges for the effectiveness of virtual and mixed reality tools for training operators of car service maintenance. Computers in Industry, 67, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2014.12.002

The debate on effectiveness of virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) tools for training professionals and operators is long-running with prominent contributions arguing that there are several shortfalls of experimental approaches and assessment criteria... Read More about Empirical evidence, evaluation criteria and challenges for the effectiveness of virtual and mixed reality tools for training operators of car service maintenance.

The use of virtual reality and physical tools in the development and validation of ease of entry and exit in passenger vehicles (2015)
Journal Article
Lawson, G., Herriotts, P., Malcolm, L., Gabrecht, K., & Hermawati, S. (2015). The use of virtual reality and physical tools in the development and validation of ease of entry and exit in passenger vehicles. Applied Ergonomics, 48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.12.007

Ease of entry and exit is important for creating a positive first impression of a car and to increase customer satisfaction. Several methods are used within vehicle development to optimise ease of entry and exit, including CAD reviews, benchmarking... Read More about The use of virtual reality and physical tools in the development and validation of ease of entry and exit in passenger vehicles.