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Session Activities
The session activities were ordered differently for each of the User Groups, but typically consisted of
five sections:
• Introduction/consent form: Upon arrival, participants signed the informed consent form.
After signing, they were brought into the simulator room, where all equipment was callibrated
to the specific participant.
● Free-form. Participants were given basic instructions were then left to interact with the car
simulator on their own. (Exception: Not used for Prius User).
● Goal-based activity: Participants performed driving tasks on the simulator/in car in parking lot
● Task-based activity: Participants were led through the features of the interface, performing
feature identification and related tasks, one task at a time, with all participants following the
same logical temporal order for each type of protocol.
● Post-test survey and Open-ended feedback: Participants verbally answered a survey on
their overall subjective experience with the interface.
Session Timing
FINAL
Each participant session lasted exactly 1 hour.
The order of session activities varied depending on the participant type as follows:
• Novice User:
o 10 minutes: Sign-in &calibrate simulator
o 10 minutes: Free-play with interface
o 20 minutes: Goal-based driving simulation
o 10 minutes: Task-based activities
o 10 minutes: Post-test survey & participant feedback
• Prius User:
o 10 minutes: Sign-in &calibrate simulator
o 25 minutes: Interview and Task-based activities
o 15 minutes: Goal-based driving simulation
o 10 minutes: Post-test survey & participant feedback
• Alternative Hybrid User:
o 10 minutes: Sign-in & calibrate simulator
o 20 minutes: Goal-based driving simulation
o 10 minutes: Task-based activities
o 10 minutes: Free-play with interface