Operator Selection for Unmanned Aerial Systems: Comparing Video Game Players and Pilots

McKinley, R. Andy; McIntire, Lindsey K.; Funke, Margaret

doi:10.3357/asem.2958.2011

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“…Those participants who play video games frequently (daily or weekly) demonstrated significantly better encapsulation performance than did infrequent gamers; they also had better SA of mission environment. These results are consistent with the findings of one recent U.S. Air Force study (20) that frequent video gamers outperformed infrequent gamers on robotics (unmanned aerial systems [UAS]) tasks and, in some cases, performed as well as experienced pilots. It is somewhat surprising that visualization had little effect on the Semi-Autonomous conditions.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

RoboLeader: Dynamic Re-Tasking for Persistence Surveillance in an Urban Environment Using Robot-to-Robot Control

Chen¹,

Barnes²,

Qu³

2011

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Approved for public release; distribution unlimited ii REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (0704-0188), 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY)January 2011 ARL-MR-0761 SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S) DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENTApproved for public release; distribution unlimited. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ABSTRACTIn the FY09 DRI, we developed the RoboLeader intelligent agent that had the capabilities of coordinating a team of ground robots and revising route plans for the robots based on battlefield intelligence. In the current DRI, the capabilities of RoboLeader were expanded to deal more specifically with dynamic re-tasking requirements based on battlefield developments as well as coordination between aerial and ground robots in pursuit of moving targets. The results of our human-in-the-loop simulation experiment showed that RoboLeader (Fully Automated condition) was more effective in encapsulating the moving targets than were the human operators (when they were either without assistance from RoboLeader [Manual] or when they were partially assisted by RoboLeader [Semi-Autonomous]). Participants successfully encapsulated the moving targets only 63% of the time in the Manual condition but 89% of the time when they were assisted by RoboLeader. Those participants who play video games frequently demonstrated significantly better encapsulation performance than did infrequent gamers; they also had better SA of mission environment. Visualization had little effect on participants' performance. Finally, participants reported significantly higher workload when they were in the Manual condition than when they were assisted by RoboLeader.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

RoboLeader: Dynamic Re-Tasking for Persistence Surveillance in an Urban Environment Using Robot-to-Robot Control

Chen¹,

Barnes²,

Qu³

2011

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“…For example, over the past few decades, numerous studies have been conducted to examine the possible link between gaming and aggression (Anderson and Bushman 2001;Sherry 2001), how gaming affects motivation and emotion (e.g., Granic et al 2014;McGonigal 2011;Russoniello et al 2009;Ryan et al 2006), how playing video games can enhance learning in educational settings (e.g., Gee 2003;Prensky 2003), and on video game addiction (e.g., Gentile et al 2011;Gentile 2009;Lemmens et al 2011). Additionally, video games have been investigated as potential tools in rehabilitation settings, such as in the treatment of dyslexia (e.g., Franceschini et al 2013) and amblyopia , as well as in job-related settings, such as for training pilots (Gopher et al 1994;McKinley et al 2011) or lap ar osc op ic s urge ons (e .g ., Ken ned y et a l. 2011; Schlickum et al 2009). Of particular importance to the current paper, however, is the ever-growing body of research that has explored how playing video games can affect the perceptual, attentional, cognitive, and motor systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Changing Face of Video Games and Video Gamers: Future Directions in the Scientific Study of Video Game Play and Cognitive Performance

Dale

Green

2017

J Cogn Enhanc

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Research into the perceptual, attentional, and cognitive benefits of playing video games has exploded over the past several decades. However, the methodologies in use today are becoming outdated, as both video games and the gamers themselves are constantly evolving. The purpose of this commentary is to highlight some of the ongoing changes that are occurring in the video game industry, as well as to discuss how these changes may affect research into the effects of gaming on perception, attention, and cognition going forward. The commentary focuses on two main areas: (1) the ways in which video games themselves have changed since the early 2000s, including the rise of various Bhybrid^genres, the emergence of distinct new genres, and the increasing push toward online/open-world games, and (2) how video game players have changed since the early 2000s, including shifts in demographics, the decreasing specialization of gamers, and the fact that gamers today now have a long gaming history. In all cases, we discuss possible changes in the methods used to study the impact of video games on cognitive performance that these shifts in the gaming landscape necessitate.

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“…For example, in the area of rehabilitation, action video games have been shown to benefit both visual capabilities in adults with amblyopia (in some less severe cases even resulting in a return to normal acuity) [63 ] and reading capabilities in children with dyslexia (presumably mediated by changes in visual attentional abilities, rather than changes in phonological or orthographic processing) [64]. And in the area of job-related training, there now exists a burgeoning literature examining the potential of utilizing action video games as training tools for laparoscopic surgeons [65][66][67] or pilots [68].…”

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Action video game training for cognitive enhancement

Green

Bavelier

2015

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

119

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Here we review the literature examining the perceptual, attentional, and cognitive benefits of playing one sub-type of video games known as 'action video games,' as well as the mechanistic underpinnings of these behavioral effects. We then outline evidence indicating the potential usefulness of these commercial off-the-shelf games for practical, real-world applications such as rehabilitation or the training of job-related skills. Finally, we discuss potential core characteristics of action video games that allow for wide learning generalization.

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Operator Selection for Unmanned Aerial Systems: Comparing Video Game Players and Pilots

Abstract: Cognitive skills learned in video game play may transfer to novel environments and improve performance in UAS tasks over individuals with no video game experience.

Cited by 56 publications

References 8 publications

RoboLeader: Dynamic Re-Tasking for Persistence Surveillance in an Urban Environment Using Robot-to-Robot Control

RoboLeader: Dynamic Re-Tasking for Persistence Surveillance in an Urban Environment Using Robot-to-Robot Control

The Changing Face of Video Games and Video Gamers: Future Directions in the Scientific Study of Video Game Play and Cognitive Performance

Action video game training for cognitive enhancement

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