User Studies

Evaluating Interactive AI: Understanding and Controlling Placebo Effects in Human-AI Interaction
In the medical field, patients often experience tangible benefits from treatments they expect will improve their condition, even if the …
Steeven Villa, Robin Welsch, Alena Denisova, Thomas Kosch
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The Illusion of Performance: The Effect of Phantom Display Refresh Rates on User Expectations and Reaction Times
User expectations impact the evaluation of new interactive systems. Increased expectations may enhance the perceived effectiveness of …
Esther Bosch, Robin Welsch, Tamim Ayach, Christopher Katins, Thomas Kosch
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The Placebo Effect of Human Augmentation: Anticipating Cognitive Augmentation Increases Risk-Taking Behavior
Human Augmentation Technologies improve human capabilities using technology. In this study, we investigate the placebo effect of …
Steeven Villa, Thomas Kosch, Felix Grelka, Albrecht Schmidt, Robin Welsch
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One does not Simply RSVP: Mental Workload to Select Speed Reading Parameters using Electroencephalography
Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) has gained popularity as a method for presenting text on wearable devices with limited screen …
Thomas Kosch, Albrecht Schmidt, Simon Thanheiser, Lewis L. Chuang
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What does the Oscilloscope Say?: Comparing the Efficiency of In-Situ Visualisations during Circuit Analysis
Traditional measuring devices separate probes from their data visualisation, requiring the operator to switch attention between their …
Adam Nowak, Pascal Knierim, Andrzej Romanowski, Albrecht Schmidt, Thomas Kosch
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DroneCTRL: A Tangible Remote Input Control for Quadcopters
Recent research has presented quadcopters to enable mid-air interaction. Using quadcopters to provide tactile feedback, navigation, or …
Thomas Kosch, Markus Funk, Daniel Vietz, Marc Weise, Tamara Müller, Albrecht Schmidt
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