Ken Kihara

Psychology of interface design: easy to see, understand, and use

Ken Kihara

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | Professor

Every manmade object you see every day has been designed by someone for a specific purpose or use. Human-machine interfaces, such as steering wheels and monitors, that allow humans to communicate with machines are also carefully designed for ease of use, functionality, and safety. However, new technologies such as self-driving cars and 3D televisions are born every day, and new interfaces must be designed to utilize them. In our laboratory, we are working to acquire knowledge that will be useful in designing human-machine interfaces that are highly visible, intuitive, safe, and comfortable to use, based on experimental psychology that measures mental functions and states and the associated changes in the brain and body.

 

Main research themes

Measuring mental states while using mobility and developing interfaces
Design and evaluation of highly visible display devices and content
Developing interventions to promote desirable behavioral changes
Understanding and applying visual attention functions
Understanding the characteristics of binocular stereoscopic vision

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