March 23rd VT KTU exhibit- "Redesigning our World Before it Fails"

We will cover four areas of human factors.  ‘Safety’ will consist of numerous pictures of people performing hazardous tasks and participants must play a ‘Where’s Waldo’ type finding game for the hazards (not all are so obvious).  ‘Accessibility’ will have participants trying to do a fine motor task while wearing gloves.  ‘Biomechanics’ will display the electrical activities of participants’ muscle movements in real time using an EMG test.  ‘Cognitive’ will have two simple simultaneous tasks to do which will tax attentional resources and teach them about what multitasking really is.  

Hosted by:  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds.  We further serious consideration of knowledge about the assignment of appropriate functions for humans and machines, whether people serve as operators, maintainers, or users in the system. Furthermore, we advocate systematic use of such knowledge to achieve compatibility in the design of interactive systems of people, machines, and environments to ensure their effectiveness, safety, and ease of performance. The VT student chapter is one of the largest in the nation; winning gold chapter status continuously for numerous years.