School of Psychology - Georgia Institute of Technology

GT Simulator Sickness Screening Protocol

Overview

As part of our ongoing driving research, the GT Sonification Lab has adapted and evolved a driving simulator sickness screening protocol that is quick, efficient, effective, and easy to administer. There is a paper-and-pencil version, and also an electronic version of the survey; and a procedure that involves: (1) a baseline survey, (2) a brief drive in the simulator, and (3) a post-drive survey.

We have found that symptoms or discomfort become evident very quickly, and this procedure captures those participants effectively.

Downloads

• Simulator Sickness Technical Report. [GTSSSP--GT-PSYC-TechReport-2013-01.pdf] Tech Report in PDF format that describes the procedure and the protocol that we have completed.
• Simulator Sickness Screening Protocol Resources (v1.1, updated Feb 2014). [Georgia-Tech-Simulator-Sickness-Screening-Protocol-v-1.1-RELEASED-2014.zip] ZIP archive containing all of the resources, including the NADS MiniSIM simulator files, and the screening protocol files. The Tech Report is also included in the ZIP archive. This download includes version 1.1 of the Java screening software, released Feb 2014, which includes a small bug fix, correcting the numeric calculation of sickness scores. The other resources in the ZIP file remain unchanged. (If you need access to the original version 1.0, please contact us.)

Publications Relating to the Research

Gable, T.M. & Walker, B.N. (2013). Georgia Tech Simulator Sickness Screening Protocol. Georgia Tech School of Psychology Tech Report GT-PSYC-TR-2013-01. [GTSSSP--GT-PSYC-TechReport-2013-01.pdf]

Acknowledgments

This research has been supported, in part, by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Centrafuse, Panasonic Automotive Systems of America, and Toyota Research. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies or sponsors.

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Georgia Tech Sonification Lab
Bruce Walker