Presented by Dr Rachael Wynne from University of Newcastle
Situation awareness is an important component of many aspects of our daily life. In road safety research, poor situation awareness is a key contributory factor in crashes.
Situation awareness is intrinsically linked to our allocation of visual attention; which is influenced by our degree of experience in certain situations.
This presentation summarises the work of two honours projects, both investigating the impact of experience on the allocation of visual attention and situation awareness. One relating to cyclists and their ability to detect hazards, and the second on e-sports and how "real-world" exposure to the game can impact the way in which e-sports games are played.
About the speaker
Dr Rachael Wynne is an Associate Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at The University of Newcastle, Australia and a Visiting Research Fellow in Human Factors Engineering at the University of Southampton, UK.
Her primary research interests are in the field of cognitive psychology and human factors, studying how we visually engage with the world around us, and how our experiences and expectations guide our visual search and situation awareness.
Rachael has applied this to the areas of driving (learner drivers, cyclists, distraction, and hazard perception), aviation (how pilots engage with new technologies) and esports (comparing different aspects of playing experience).
| Date | Tuesday, 27 September 2022 |
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| Time | 12:00pm - 12:30pm |
| Audience | Public,Staff,Undergraduate students,Postgraduate students |
| Event Type |
Seminar |
| Campus | Dunedin |
| Department | Psychology |
| Location | William James Building, Seminar Room 1.03, Dunedin |
| Cost | Free |
| Contact Name | Narun Pat |
| Contact Phone | +64 3 479 7645 |
| Contact Email | narun.pat@otago.ac.nz |
| Website | https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/index.html |
