“Our interface design looks to overcome many of the significant perceptual ambiguities handlers face as well as provide a structure for coordinating multiple perspectives between handlers and problem holders as a remote exploration plays out. Previous research looked at reducing keyhole effects that hinder remote functional presence in virtual USAR environments and the current work uses a physical robot platform to test new interfaces in the real world.”

Justin Grossman, Stoney Trent,   Emily Patterson, Martin Voshell

“Analysts face a myriad of challenges in the conduct of operations. Data overload is a problem that is dependent on the context of the current situation and the interaction of multiple goals. The dynamics of a mission provide unforseen interactions that inevitably display brittleness in intelligence support tools...”

Josh Schoenwald, Axel Roesler, Martin Voshell, Jim Tittle, David Woods

“An animock is an animated mock-up. The animock concept illustrates a mocked-up design future, animated by a storyline that illustrates use, collaboration, and adaptations in time. As a design tool it serves as a representation that is open for revision, initiating feedback from practitioners, innovators, and technologists.”

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