Hardware needs to remain in its original place. They are well-advised to make frequent copies of acquired data on their own backup media, such as memory sticks, cd's, or dvd's. Lab users are responsible for their own data. Otherwise, please leave the door ajar as a sign for others that it is safe to enter the room. When a participant is in session, please shut the door and turn on the red light in the corridor. When finished, please switch off the computers and monitors, open the window shutters, put the chairs back in their original position, and turn off the lights. Please do not leave the rooms unattended and always lock the rooms when leaving. The keys to the lab rooms can be obtained at the secretary's office (room D422). The software that is installed on the computers in the lab includes: Camtasia, Praat, Audacity, Proxy+, Fixation, The Observer, BeGaze, E-Prime, wwstim and more. The laboratory has a small computer network, connected to the campus IT infrastructure. Finally, the computers are running software packages like E-Prime ( pstnet), The Observer ( Noldus), and Camtasia Studio ( TechSmith). Furthermore, the rooms accommodate five sound-proof booths ( Esmono Sound). The laboratory rooms are equiped with new computers, a stationary usability lab, a portable usability lab (both from Noldus), two stationary and one portable eyetracker (SMI RED250) and two eye catcher systems ( Ex'ovision). The laboratory equipment is suitable for a range of individual and group experiments on topics such as language comprehension and production, usability, learning, online collaboration, audio-visual prosody, gestures, and user interface design. Research systems in soundbooths and instructions on the new lab Please contact to make a reservation for either a room or a sound proof booth (see the reservation system for the schedule). The facilities are available during university working hours (07:30 - 22:30 hrs). It is located in the Dante building in rooms D413 and D414. The laboratory was established in 2002 and is used by the school at large, but mainly by the Department of Communication and Cognition (DCC).
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