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Multi-room lab

Are you looking for enhanced observation capabilities? Are you in need to conduct multiple training sessions simultaneously? Or do you need a space to conduct multi-phase experiments that require different settings or stages?

A multi-room lab typically consists of several interconnected rooms equipped with various technologies to monitor, record, and analyze human interactions and behaviors.

Multi room lab

What do I need a multi-room lab for?

Skills training

To train students and professionals, to test new protocols, or to study interactions, multiple (simulated) environments can be included. Multiple sessions can take place simultaneously.

Developmental studies

By using multiple rooms to simulate different learning environments you can observe how children interact with educational materials and activities.

Consumer behavior analysis

Simulating a retail environment in one room and an advertising viewing room in another can help researchers understand the effects of marketing strategies on purchasing decisions.

Usability tests

A multi-room lab allows for simultaneous observation of user interactions in realistic and controlled settings, enabling thorough analysis of user behavior and interface effectiveness.

Why should I choose a multi-room lab?

Research, training, or testing can require more than one room to be effective. For example, in case of:

  • Large number of participants
  • Diverse conditions
  • Simulation of different real-life scenarios
  • Multi-phase studies where participants need to move between different settings

Experience room to conduct tests

What equipment do I need?

View of a control room

Stable images, high quality video recordings, and clear recordings of speech and other sounds make all the difference. Each room can be tailored to mimic real-life environments or controlled experimental setups.

  • Recording devices such as IP or Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras, webcams
  • Microphones, microphone amplifiers, and audio mixer
  • Central computer with multiple screens in the control room
  • Optional: Screen capture device(s), data acquisition tool(s), and eye tracker(s)

What is the best software tool for my multi-room lab?

A multi-room lab offers you a flexible environment to conduct advanced research, training, and usability tests across various settings. With Viso® as the engine, you can easily manage and monitor multiple rooms from a single interface, enjoying advanced recording capabilities and real-time observation.

This tool integrates data from various sources, enabling you to perform comprehensive analyses of participant behavior and seamlessly conduct complex, multi-room studies.

Control room with Viso

The features of the product such as the multiple room setup, a simple user interface, the ability to have remote access, the level of support, and the ease of integration with other products and hardware made it a clear choice.

Sean Rooney

THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, UNITED KINGDOM

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Discover these multi-room labs

Simulation training for medical education

At the AIXTRA Competence Center for Training and Patient safety, they're passionate about preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals through innovative and hands-on medical teaching. Here, students improve their skills and build the confidence they need to succeed in their future roles, whether in hospitals or other healthcare settings.

AIXTRA COMPETENCE CENTER,
AACHEN, GERMANY
Early childhood development research

When observing how children play with toys, it's important that it challenges them so that they're able to reach a new milestone and grow to the next level. At the Fisher Price Play lab the researchers used Noldus' Viso system to record the interactions the children have with the toys, while coding behavior with The Observer XT laid out their findings.

FISHER PRICE PLAY LAB,
EAST AURORA, NY, USA
Multi-room training space

Dr. Audrey Ervin explains how the counseling psychology team was able to build a lab space that suited their educational needs. Delaware Valley University uses Viso as their AV and feedback solution. Skill-based courses are highly interactive and held in the lab, where students role-play, practice, and learn through hands-on experience.

DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY,
DOYLESTOWN, PA, USA

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