There are a lot of challenges you face with when you run human subject studies. One of them deals with making the actual research tasks more fun. Here’s a gamified way of asking people about what they know about a location: The authors of this paper present Google StreetView images on a website. People then […]
Read MoreOne of the things I like most about science is that you learn about new things literally several times a day… So here’s one of my latest examples, one that I find quite scary: As you know I’m studying the impact of how well people know a neighborhood on how they find their way from […]
Read MoreBecoming familiar is clearly related to getting to know the city, town, village we live in. One of the many fascinating facets of my research is that it relates to an everyday phenomenon. Since I came to Santa Barbara in late February, I have constantly experienced how I became continuously more familiar. I also experienced […]
Read MoreMy project is a featured news story (in German) on TU Wien’s homepage today… Take a look at https://www.tuwien.at/tu-wien/aktuelles/news/news/die-wissenschaft-des-spazierengehens
Read MoreI’m scheduled to leave Vienna to the UCSB in four weeks time! A test of the equipment I’m going to bring there was more than needed! Stay tuned to see a pic how the equipment looks like when being worn….
Read MoreI will use this blog to report on my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship as part of the EC’s H2020 actions (Beneficiary: TU Wien, Partner Organization: UC Santa Barbara). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project start is postponed until March 2022. Stay tuned for the latest developments! In the meantime enjoy the pages I’ve setup!
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