Participants needed
MERGE: Game-Based Training
in Virtual Environments
The purpose of this research is to understand the application of emerging Unmanned
Ground Systems and mixed-initiative teams for Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Specifically, this research focuses on virtual training
technologies and strategies for a Tactical Operations Center operator to monitor,
prioritize, and coordinate unmanned system(s) video and communication sources for
mixed-initiative ISR missions. The specific objective of this experiment is to compare the
effects between various Serious Games training strategies for ISR.
Participants will be made aware of the experiment restrictions prior to signing up
for the experiment through the IST SONA System. Participants must meet the
following inclusion criteria to participate:
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18 to 40 years old
o
U.S. Citizenship
o
Normal or corrected to normal vision
o
Not colorblind
Compensation for this study is $10 per hour of participation. The expected duration of
participation is one and half hours and the maximum duration is two hours.
Sign-up to participate online at
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IST SONA System: http://ucf-ist.sona-systems.com
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Email the study coordinator, Julie Salcedo, at jsalcedo@ist.ucf.edu
UCF Institute for Simulation and Training (IST)
3100 Technology Pkwy
Orlando, FL 32826-3281