Con­tact Name: Kyle Rector

Con­tact Email: rectorky[at]cs.washington.edu

Depart­ment: Human-Centered Design & Engineering

Descrip­tion:

We are looking for an undergraduate student to assist in a research project studying the use of musical feedback in eyes-free exercise video games, using a tool such as the Microsoft Kinect. The research team would include the contact person, Kyle Rector (http://kyle-rector.com) and Professor Julie Kientz (http://juliekientz.com). The student should be willing to learn and may participate in different research activities including: reading research papers, conducting research studies, or analyzing data from studies.

A recent project, Eyes-Free Yoga, is motivation for this research project (http://dub.washington.edu/projects/eyes-free-yoga).

The potential benefits for the student include gaining research experience in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and the ability to collaborate with researchers. We expect the student to have a commitment of up to 10 hours per week.

Require­ments:

We would like for the student to have taken an introductory course in HCI, have HCI research experience, or have an interest in conducting research in HCI.

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