Examining the usability of a virtual reality driving simulator

Assistive Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Schultheis, Maria T ^a,b   Rebimbas, Jose ^c   Mourant, Ronald ^d   Millis, Scott R ^e  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d Northeastern University   (United States)

^e REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Driving; Human factors; Usability; User feedback; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CASE BASED REASONING; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER TRAINING; FEEDBACK; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATORS;

CLINICAL POPULATIONS; HUMAN FACTORS; USER FEEDBACK;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIMULATOR; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34047257993     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2007.10131860     Document Type: Article

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