Determining skill transferability of action games as a method to reduce in-vehicle phone distractions

    Authors

    M. Rupp; D. S. McConnell;J. A. Smither

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Work

    Keywords

    Driver-Distraction; Divided-Attention; Transportation; ATTENTION; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

    Abstract

    Distracted driving has been shown to be a safety issue in numerous studies. To combat this problem, in-vehicle technology, legislation, media interventions, and other methods have been proposed and attempted. However research indicates that the drivers themselves may circumvent, ignore, or not be able to react in time for these interventions to be effective. Therefore research into training programs for drivers may improve reaction time under distraction. Research indicates that action game players have faster reaction times and more attentional resources than non-players on paper-based tests. However, transferability to driving has not been studied yet. This paper outlines a study to determine if action game players perform better at a driving task based on frequency of game-play. Participants will be placed into two groups of play (high vs. low) and tested against two levels of distraction (none vs. phone conversation). It is expected that participants who play higher frequency of action games will perform better under distraction than lower frequency players. Driver performance, conversation recall, frequency and durations of eye fixations will be analyzed based on previous research which has validated those variables as a measure of distraction and higher workload.

    Journal Title

    Work-a Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation

    Volume

    41

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    5880

    Last Page

    5881

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000306361806009

    ISSN

    1051-9815

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