Kitchen lab / Smart oven
As part of Prof Dr Bernd Ludwig's "Algorithms for Human-Machine Interaction" course, a "smart oven" was purchased and installed in the artists' cloakroom in the Audimax. In various projects, experiments can be carried out there on how assistance in the kitchen can be improved. As part of these experiments, for example, webcams can be installed to track eye movements during cooking.
Navigation belt
Information Science Regensburg owns the "naviGürtel" (external link, opens in a new window) navigation belt from the company feelSpace (external link, opens in a new window) for research purposes. The belt can project north onto the waist and thus creates a kind of sensory extension. It can also be used in the field of virtual reality.
Mobile robots for teaching: Robotino & Thymio
The Thymio course illustrates AI processes
The basics of robotics (travelling along a line, covering a certain distance, etc.) are taught in the Information Science Group with the help of robots specially designed for didactic purposes. Robotino and Thymio are used in numerous project-related seminars.
The Robotino is located in PT 3.0.84c.
Stationary eye tracker
Eye-tracking experiments have been carried out in the Information Science Group for several years now. For this purpose, a laboratory environment has been created that enables a spatial separation between the experimenter and the test subject.
The eye tracker is housed in the Information Science Audio Laboratory in room PT 3.0.26. An introduction to the system is obligatory before use. Please contact the following email address: reservierung.iwlabor(at)ur.de (opens your email program)
Mobile eye tracker
A mobile eye tracker from SMI, including a laptop specially equipped for field experiments, is available for on-site experiments.
An introduction is obligatory before using the device. Please contact the following e-mail address: reservierung.iwlabor(at)ur.de (opens your email program)
Augmented reality glasses
Information Science Regensburg can provide a "Microsoft HoloLens", a pair of AR (augmented reality) glasses that allow the real environment perceived visually by the wearer of the glasses to be enriched with virtual content.
An introduction is mandatory before using the device. Please contact the following email address for this: reservierung.iwlabor(at)ur.de (opens your email program)
Microphone array
Information Science Regensburg has a high-quality microphone array for conducting experiments on interaction with natural language. This array enables experiments on speech recognition and dialogue management in equal measure.
The microphone array is located in the audio lab in room PT 3.0.26.
Equipment for interview studies
For interview studies, Information Science Regensburg relies on professional equipment for research and teaching.
Team members and students have access to the "f4transkript" software and five "Science II" USB footswitches for transcribing interview data. The group has licences for the "f4analyse" software for analysing interview data.
If you are interested, please contact Melanie A. Kilian (opens your email program).
Future Interaction Lab (FIL)
The Future Interaction Lab (FIL), which is run jointly with the neighbouring Media Informatics Group, provides sophisticated facilities for conducting usability studies.
The FIL is located in rooms PT 3.0.27 and PT 3.0.28.