Participants needed for a virtual reality experiment

My name is Mortaja Alqassab and I am a graduate student from Electrical and

Computer Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. I am

contacting you because I am conducting a study in my graduate research for

my Master’s thesis on the topic of “Human Performance and Cognitive

Workload in Haptic, Audio and Visual Environments” under the supervision of

Professor David Wang of the Department of Electrical and Computer

Engineering at the University of Waterloo. I am currently seeking

volunteers as participants in this study.

If you volunteer for this study, you will be asked to wear a noise

cancelling headset, use a computer monitor and use a haptic device. A

haptic device is used for bilateral touch communication between the user

and a computer simulation. You will be asked to complete 3 virtual reality

settings. Each setting will last 5 minutes. A one minute training session

will precede each virtual reality setting. A break will be given after

completing 3 tasks. After completing all virtual reality setting, you will

be asked to fill out a questionnaire and asked general questions about your

experience and you will be given a feedback and appreciation letter. This

study will approximately last 30 minutes.

I would like to assure you that the study has been reviewed and received

ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Committee

(ORE#20633). However, the final decision to participate is yours. If you

are interested in participating, please contact me at *malqassa@uwaterloo.ca

<malqassa@uwaterloo.ca>* with the best days and best times for you. Should

you have any questions or concerns about the study, please do not hesitate

to contact Professor David Wang at dwang@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567

 x33968.

This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the

Office of Research Ethics at the University of Waterloo.