Computer games as a training environment for complex skills - 6 November 2009 - 9:00 a.m.

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors Engineering and holds the Yigal Alon Chair for the Study of Human at Work.

Talk
6 November 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
Aula 3 - Scuola Superiore S.Anna
Piazza Martiri della Libertà - Pisa, Italy

Computer games as a training environment for complex skills

Old simulators and modern virtual reality training environments have been developed to train operators in the performance of tasks when on the job training is impossible, difficult, or very expensive. However, these simulated environments have their own drawbacks and costs. The talk will discuss the prospects of using computer games like training environments for the training of complex skills. This talk will give examples from the development of an attention trainer for piloting skills, cognitive trainer for basketball and a recent effort to develop a cognitive trainer for ice hockey.

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