We need subjects (15 guys, 15 girls) to participate in a Virtual Reality Walking experiment. The virtual environment will be presented using an 8”×8” rear projection screen and stereo goggles. The study will require you to wear a full body harness and a baseball hat with a motion tracking sensor. The task will involve walking on a treadmill and navigating to a predifined destination while occasionally encountering visual and physical locomotion hazards in a virtual representation of city suburb.

The experiment will require each volunteer to commit a maximum of 2 hours in one session. All volunteers are expected to have 20/20, uncorrected visual acuity (without spectacles) and physically fit with treadmill training experience during the past 6 months. Participants will receive financial compensation of $20 for their time upon successful completion of the experiment. The experiment will be conducted at the Ergonomics laboratory in the 4th floor of Daniels Hall building at North Carolina State University.

For more information or to volunteer, email ncsuergolab@yahoo.com.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~masheikn/flyer.pdf


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9/4/2006 2:29:09 PM

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"with treadmill training experience during the past 6 months"

damnit! and i was about to sign up too

9/4/2006 4:35:28 PM

what's your definition of physically fit?

9/4/2006 5:19:11 PM

^ No Fatties.

9/4/2006 5:53:14 PM

If you're fat enough that walking, not running on a treadmill is going to give you a hard time you need to get somewhere fast before you are dead.

9/4/2006 6:41:37 PM

when would this be?

9/4/2006 9:45:10 PM

holy hell that full body harness looks insane

9/4/2006 10:58:39 PM

^^

9/6/2006 7:08:24 PM

I would do it, but i dont have 20/20 vision.

9/6/2006 7:11:59 PM

WTF is treadmill "training" ??? And, what about contacts?

9/6/2006 7:41:10 PM

^Being able to run on one? Clarification please.

9/6/2006 7:43:14 PM

Mountainman - do you were glasses or contacts?
Contacts are ok. Glasses could be problematic because of the stereogoggles.
We want somebody comfortable in walking/running on treadmill.

9/7/2006 8:47:12 AM

when would this be?

9/7/2006 8:51:32 AM

haha you know it takes the university like 6 months to send you these checks right

9/7/2006 8:53:18 AM

Actually, we will be giving you cash
I still need a number of people for the experiment.
I have the whole of tomorrow available. I need 2 hour slots and I will work around your schedule.

9/7/2006 10:48:56 AM

I would definitely do this but I don't even know what "treadmill training experience" is.

9/7/2006 11:12:51 AM

Still need more volunteers for this week and weekend.
Treadmill training experience means some kind of experience in using treadmilll for walking or running.

9/12/2006 8:51:16 PM

for just $20 compensation?

9/13/2006 2:43:59 AM

still need 4 guys & 5 girls
anybody interested please contact me!

9/17/2006 7:59:40 PM

pm sent

9/17/2006 10:46:13 PM

i did it, it's extremely easy...little fun too. easy twenty

9/17/2006 11:30:04 PM

^I did this on friday. Easy money, and the VR set-up is pretty fun once you get used to it.

9/18/2006 2:12:34 AM

i wonder if any non-noobs have done this

oh i guess not

PS im not interested im just flaming

9/18/2006 11:20:51 AM

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9/18/2006 1:27:13 PM