Programs for 50+ in The Chang School offers older adults various opportunities to participate in research studies in the various schools and departments in Ryerson University. The following is an offering from Ted Rogers School of Information to be listed in their data bank of seniors willing to participate in the following research study. Please feel free to contact them directly.
Research Title:
Enhanced Captioning - Speaker Identification
Principal Investigators:
Deborah Fels, Ph.D, P.Eng. Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University
Quoc Vy, BSc. Department of Computer Science, Ryerson University
Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing
Participants Wanted
$30 honourarium upon completion
Purpose of Study.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a prototype of a captioning system which uses graphics (e.g. images and colour) along with text descriptions. This graphical captioning system will be compared with the conventional style of closed captioning which only uses text descriptions.
Description of Study.
You will be asked to watch several video clips from a movie (rated PG-13) with various styles of captioning from these two captioning systems. An eye-tracking device which is non-intrusive (e.g. infrared light) will be used to observe the viewer’s eye patterns and behaviours.
Duration of Study.
The expected duration of the study is about 50 - 60 minutes. You will be allowed to take breaks throughout the study and light refreshments will be provided. You may also withdraw from the study at any time.
List of Tasks for Study Estimated Time
● Complete pre-study questionnaire ~7 minutes
- to obtain demographic information and experience with closed captioning
● Conduct study with eye-tracking device ~40 minutes
- view 4 video clips with 4 different captioning styles and configurations
- complete questionnaire for each trial (to obtain feedback and comments)
● Complete post-study questionnaire/interview ~3 minutes
- to obtain final comments and opinions of graphical captioning system
Location of Study.
The study will be conducted in a room with a computer screen and eye-tracking device. The room is located in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University.
Incentives to Participate.
You will be offered $30 honourarium to cover the cost of time and travel for participating in this study. This payment will be given to you upon completion of the study.
Contact Information
If you are interested or for more information, please visit:
www.imdc.ca/~quoc/study/
