This photo album includes images from "Games to Explain Human Factors" a session presented at DocTrain East 2007 Conference in Lowell, MA, October 20, 2007. The half-day workshop, taught by Ron Shapiro and Jessica Webster, used games to illustrate how you can optimize information design and other aspects of their solutions to capitalize on human strengths and compensate for human weaknesses.

1. Games to Explain Human Factors:
#1
Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!!
Ronald G. Shapiro, Ph. D.
Jessica Webster
Speakers from:
Photo Album
Documentation and Training 2007 Lowell, MA October 20, 2007

2. Presents
Games To Explain Human Factors: Come,
Participate, Learn, and Have Fun!!!
Presentation Team Speakers from:
Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro, IBM
Jessica Webster, Nuance
Contestants
(In Order of Appearance):
Heidi Kuehn
Virginia Adams
Julia Land
Jennifer Fregeolle
Heidi Kuehn
David Fox
Judy Kessler
Paul Burgdorf

3. Multitasking
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!
Stand on left foot, eyes closed and recite the Gettysburg
Address.

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Draw a clockwise circle with your

5. Two Point
Discrimination
Threshold
Audience members try the task.
Jessica touches Heidi Kuehn’s hand
with one or two tacks. Heidi (eyes
closed) responds one or two.

6. Sound Localization
Virginia points “left” when
Sound is “on left” without
head movement.
Locating Sounds Can be Challenging!
Virginia Adams
attempts to point
to the pencils Virginia points “back” when
being tapped. Sound is “in front” without
head movement.

7. Perceived
Temperature
Julia Land holds a quarter
and a plastic NEM
bookmark to her face. She
reports the quarter feels
cooler though both are
actually the same
temperature.
Virginia points “back” when
Sound is “in front” without
head movement.

8. Attention to Details
Jennifer Fregeolle studied her birthday bandana. Then she was blindfolded.
Jennifer correctly reported that her bandana contained the words “Happy
Birthday.” She missed the hats and presents.
Ron then applied some lotion to her right hand and upper lip. Jennifer
correctly identified the lotion. Ron then touched her left hand and asked
what was on her left hand. On the first try Jennifer said “Nothing.” On her
second try Jennifer responded correctly. Jennifer was one of only three
people to solve this puzzle on the second try, ever. Most people require
many tries and hints.

9. Attention to Details
For her next activity, while blindfolded, Jennifer had to
figure out what college Jessica went to without looking in
the program book or any computer… but she could ask
the other participants for help. A member of the
audience, Judy Kessler, suggested that Jessica may have
had a class ring on. Jennifer quickly rejected this idea…
saying Jessica’s ring could not be a class ring… In fact,
Jessica’s ring is a class ring from Dartmouth. Jennifer,
listen to the team next time… they may be right!!!
Pictures above show Jennifer studying Jessica’s ring at
the conclusion of the activity.

10. Object
Localization
Best of Luck,
Heidi!
I’m looking
for a prize.
Everyone
but me
knows what
I need to
find.
Heidi Kuehn

11. Object
It’s right in front of
you, Heidi!!!

12. Perceptual
Adaptation
I did
Drickerson Saint Louis it!!!
Where
is his
hand?
Jennifer Fregeolle (blindfolded)
does not know that Julia Land is
wearing inversion prisms. She
does not know what the sign says
either.

13. Perceptual Adaptation
1.
I’m upside
2. down!!!
We
did it!!!
3.
4.
Julia Land (wearing inversion prisms) directs Jennifer Fregeolle (blindfolded) to place NEM sticker in the appropriate circle.

14. Perceptual
We
did it!!!
Adaptation
Sh is d
ak iff
in ic
g h ul
an t
ds
Note that the
sticker is
upside
down!!!

15. Learning
Gr
ea
t!!
!
Virginia Adams attempts to teach David
Fox to stand on one foot by only calling
out his name (left). Judy Kessler
teaches Heidi Kuehn to perform the task
(right).

16. Responding
Takes Time
Gr
ea
tT
ry
!!!
Paul Burgdorf attempts to catch a
dollar bill that Dr. Shapiro drops
between his index and middle
fingers.

17. The Semifinalists
The Semi-Finalists
Congratulations, Everyone!!!

18. Selecting
the
Champion
The semi-finalists closed their eyes and the audience
voted by applause for the “Hardest Working
Volunteer.” Jennifer Fregeolle received most of the
applause and was thus elected. Immediately after
winning she was blindfolded After the blindfold was in
place she was told that she won the election to take
the final exam. For her final exam she was to name
everyone in the front of the room and explain what
they did. On her first round she missed Ron and
Jessica, but when asked who she missed she
responded completely naming both Ron and Jessica.
Since Jennifer performed extremely well she received
the Champion award.
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19. A+
Receiving
Prizes
Great Work!!!
Having fun???

20. The Champion
and
Semifinalists
Great Work!!!

21. The Champion And The
Semifinalists
Documentation and Training 2007 Lowell, MA

22. The Champion And The First
Place Winner
Documentation and Training 2007 Lowell, MA
Champion Jennifer Fregeolle and First Place Winner Heidi Kuehn.

23. Prizes
You may even win a prize!!!
Wow!!!

24. Certificates:
Outstanding Presenter
Champion
First Place
#1

25. Certificate of Appreciation
Jessica Webster
Games to Explain Human Factors:
Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!!
Eighth Annual Documentation And Training Conference
Lowell, MA October 20, 2007
OUTSTANDING PRESENTER!!!
Thank you!!!
Ron Shapiro, Ph. D.
.

26. Certificate of Appreciation
Jennifer Fregeolle
Games to Explain Human Factors:
Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!!
Eighth Annual Documentation And Training Conference
Lowell, MA October 20, 2007
CHAMPION!!!
Thank you!!! #1 #1 #1
Ron Shapiro, Ph. D.
.

27. Certificate of Appreciation
Heidi Kuehn
Games to Explain Human Factors:
Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!!
Eighth Annual Documentation And Training Conference
Lowell, MA October 20, 2007
First Place!!!
Thank you!!! #1
Ron Shapiro, Ph. D.
First Place!!!
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