An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding why Targets Are Missed During Interactive Searches

交互式搜索包括操纵物体或在环境中移动，以找到目标或认为他们不存在。到目前为止，此类研究的数量有限，因为它们的运行时间和成本都很高。另外，交互式搜索主要是从心理学的角度来研究的，忽视了手和握力在物理操作物体中的作用，也忽略了我们在搜索时如何在环境中导航。健康科学和音乐监督小组的成员对这些现象进行了广泛的研究。该项目将采取跨学科的方法，并利用监督小组的研究和技术专长。在最近对互动搜索的研究之后，这些实验将让参与者在一个“托盘”中搜索一组洗过的形状。实验将以虚拟方式(实验1)或物理方式(实验2和实验3)进行。在实验1中，将通过分析参与者的鼠标移动来检查交互行为。实验2将集中于参与者使用手跟踪硬件和软件进行的错误和相关的手部动作。在实验3中，参与者将在整个房间的架子上搜索托盘，同时监控他们的手和身体的运动。总体而言，所进行的实验将使从跨学科的角度对互动搜索进行第一次系统检查成为可能。通过采用在不同学科中使用的技术，以前难以解决的方法问题将得到解决，从而使该领域向前迈出重大一步。

Interactive searches involve manipulating objects or physically moving through the environment to eitherfind targets or deem them absent. To date, a limited number of these studies exist because they are verytime- and cost-intensive to run. In addition, interactive search has primarily been studied from apsychological perspective, and ignored the role that the hands and grip play in physically manipulatingobjects, and also ignored how we navigate the environment when searching. These phenomena havebeen studied extensively by the members of the supervisory team in Health Sciences and Music. Thisproject will take an interdisciplinary approach and utilize the research and technical expertise of thesupervisory team. Following recent studies of interactive search, the experiments will involveparticipants searching through a set of shuffled shapes in a "tray". The experiments will be presentedvirtually (Experiment 1) or physically (Experiments 2 and 3). In Experiment 1, interactive behaviour willbe examined by analysing participants' mouse movements. Experiment 2 will focus upon the errors andassociated hand movements made by participants using hand tracking hardware and software. InExperiment 3, participants will search through the trays as they are placed in shelving throughout a roomwhilst their hand and body movements are monitored. Overall, the experiments conducted will enablethe first systematic examination of interactive search from an interdisciplinary perspective. By adoptingtechniques used in the different disciplines, previously intractable methodological issues will be tackled,enabling a significant step forward in the field.