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The Observer XT

We have a great variety of materials for you to go through to learn more about The Observer XT. There are several white papers that will interest you and lots of blog posts about studies using The Observer XT as the coding and analysis tool.

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The Observer XT customer success stories

Neurolab - serious gaming

The research of Professor Julien Mercier from UQAM is about refined brain information over time, involving the cognition and the affect of the learner. In his educational neurolab, two persons in interaction are being studied at the same time, for instance during video gaming. EEG and video signals are recorded, as well as eye tracking data.

UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL,
MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC), CANADA
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
UX research at Desjardins Group

As a senior User Researcher at Desjardins, Marie-Laure Di Fabio is very aware of the importance of UX research. She played a key role in setting up their new UX lab by evangelizing the importance of taking design decisions based on empirical data gathered by skilled researchers and reliable technologies in a business context.

DESJARDINS GROUP,
MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC), CANADA

The Observer XT webinars

How to integrate physiological and behavioral data

In this joint webinar, we dive deeper into the benefits of integrating data seamlessly. How to study behavior and physiology using Noldus and BIOPAC tools is at the core or this webinar.

Designing optimal coding schemes in The Observer XT

In this technical briefing, we will show you how to create coding schemes that allow you to reach your behavioral endpoints and at the same time are clear enough for efficient and reliable coding.

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More reading materials

Integrating multiple data modalities

The Observer XT allows you to import, synchronize, and analyze data from many different streams, such as facial expressions, physiology, and eye tracking. Find out how!

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7 tips to set up a coding scheme

Setting up a coding scheme requires quite some thinking. Download this free white paper to learn more about the basics of behavioral coding and how to set up a coding scheme.

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How to build an audiovisual lab

An audiovisual lab is designed to allow you to observe your test participants unobtrusively. Do you want to learn more how to set up an AV lab? Just click on 'Download'.

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Conducting research on parent-child interaction

This white paper will show you how to facilitate the study of parent-child interaction, set up your experiment, design your coding scheme and analyze your data.

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Featured blog posts

Observing effective leadership and teamwork

How do organizations, leaders, teams, and employees work together to ensure efficient improvements and effective changes? The OBCC team combined video-based behavioral observations and physiological measures to examine this.

Video-based observations

Language development and joint engagement in children with Down syndrome

In children with Down syndrome, delays in speech and language skills are common, while early social skills are relatively strong. How are these developmental milestones related?

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Examining parent-adolescent interactions during a career discussion

As an adolescent you have no idea what awaits you in working life, what you are capable of. Looking for answers to these questions is part of the vocational development, in which parents play a crucial role.

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Relevant publications

Salvadori, E. A., Colonnesi, C., Oort, F. J., & Messinger, D. S. (2024). Predicting pointing from early socioemotional communication with mothers, fathers, and strangers through the lens of temperamental reactivity. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001671
Storli, R., Hansen-Sandseter, E.B. & Sando, O.J. (2024). Looking beneath the surface: associations between varied outdoor surfaces and children’s diverse play behaviours in early childhood education and care institutions. Landscape research, 49(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2024.2322131
Hubbard, J.A., Moore, C.C., Zajac, L., Marano, E., Bookhout, M.K. & Dozier, M. (2023).The importance of both individual differences and dyadic processes in children’s emotion expression. Applied Developmental Science, 28(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2022.2163247
Hoven, M., Segers, M., Gevers, J. & Van den Bossche, P. (2022). Leader airtime management and team effectiveness in emergency management command and control (EMCC) teams. Ergonomics, 66(10), https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2157493.
Swann, L., Popovic, V., Wiredja, D. (2024). Visual inspection problem-solving strategies at different experience levels. Applied Ergonomics, 118, 104273, DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104273
Bourret, M., Ratelle, C.F., Plamondon, A. & Boisclair Châteauvert, G. (2023). Dynamics of parent-adolescent interactions during a discussion on career choice: The role of parental behaviors and emotions. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 141, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103837
Wright, N., Pearson, R.M., Crook, D., Bond, A. & Jewell, T. (2024). Through each other's eyes: initial results and protocol for the co-design of an observational measure of adolescent-parent interaction using first-person perspective. Front. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2:1214890. https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1214890
Kim, S., Liu, W., Daak-Hirsch, S. & Williams, K.N. (2024). Communication Patterns and Characteristics of Family Caregivers and Persons Living With Dementia: Secondary Analysis of Video Observation. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 46(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459241233360
Betts, L; Schmid, J.; Sivaramalingam, S. & Verkuyl, M. (2020). Using Virtual Interactive Digital Simulator to Enhance Simulation Experiences for Undergraduate Nursing Students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(3), 193-194. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000472