Subject: Re: Suggestions for touch screen tablets for auditory experiments From: Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:46:01 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>----=_vm_0011_W8821124969_26173_1316688361 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bill, A few years ago we got touch screen monitors, precisely to accommodate el= derly subjects who had problems using the mouse or keyboard. They are Mic= rotouch M170 monitors, and I'm not sure if they are still being made, but= they were fine as monitors and very easy to use - basically the screen t= ouch is just like a mouse click. I would recommend them, and they are fai= rly inexpensive. Brian Gygi, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Research Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System 150 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 372-2000 x5653 -----Original Message----- From: Hornsby, Benjamin Wade Young [mailto:ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 07:25 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: Suggestions for touch screen tablets for auditory experiments Hi All, I am working on a program to present nonsense syllables (CV and VC) at va= rious SNRs and in various filter conditions. In past work I?ve used Matla= b to develop the base program, TDT software for stimulus presentation and= Matlab for GUIs that allow subjects to respond via mouse click on a comp= uter monitor. However, I?d like to branch out and use a touch screen monitor to collect= subject responses. My target population is elderly hearing impaired list= eners and my thought is the touch screen response system may be easier th= an using a mouse. The screen would need to be large enough to clearly dis= play all the consonant (23) and vowel (3) options for my stimuli. I?ve not done this type of programming and am hopeful that some of you wi= th experience might direct me to specific touch screen monitors that woul= d be appropriate and computer programming languages (if Matlab won?t do i= t) to use to develop this type of program. I?m also working on a budget f= or this so any information regarding approximate costs for specific touch= screen monitors that would be appropriate for this type of experiment wo= uld also be appreciated. Just starting out so all comments are appreciated. Thanks much, Ben Benjamin W.Y. Hornsby, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Mailing Address Room 8310 Medical Center East, South Tower 1215 21st Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37232-8242 Phone: 615-936-5132 Fax: 615-936-6914 e-mail: ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx ----=_vm_0011_W8821124969_26173_1316688361 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><br></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"Verdana" = size=3D"2">Hi Bill,</font></div><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><b= r></font></div><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2">A few years ago &nb= sp;we got touch screen monitors, precisely to accommodate elderly subject= s who had problems using the mouse or keyboard. They are Microtouch= M170 monitors, and I'm not sure if they are still being made, but they w= ere fine as monitors and very easy to use - basically the screen touch is= just like a mouse click. I would recommend them, and they are fair= ly inexpensive.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><br></= font></div>Brian Gygi, Ph.D.<br>Speech and Hearing Research<br>Veterans A= ffairs Northern California Health Care System<br>150 Muir Road<br>Martine= z, CA 94553<br>(925) 372-2000 x5653<div><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#= 0000ff" size=3D"2"></font> </div><blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: = 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"= ><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:<= /b> Hornsby, Benjamin Wade Young [mailto:ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx<br><= b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 21, 2011 07:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> AUDITORY= @xxxxxxxx<br><b>Subject:</b> Suggestions for touch screen tablets = for auditory experiments<br><br></font><style><!--/* Font Definitions */@xxxxxxxx= font-face=09{font-family:Calibri;=09panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}/* Sty= le Definitions */p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal=09{margin:0in;=09= margin-bottom:.0001pt;=09font-size:11.0pt;=09font-family:"Calibri","sans-= serif";}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink=09{mso-style-priority:99;=09color:blue;= =09text-decoration:underline;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed=09{mso= -style-priority:99;=09color:purple;=09text-decoration:underline;}span.Ema= ilStyle17=09{mso-style-type:personal-compose;=09font-family:"Calibri","sa= ns-serif";=09color:windowtext;}.MsoChpDefault=09{mso-style-type:export-on= ly;}@xxxxxxxx WordSection1=09{size:8.5in 11.0in;=09margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1= .0in;}div.WordSection1=09{page:WordSection1;}--></style><!--[if gte mso 9= ]><xml><o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /></xml><![endif]= --><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"><o:idmap v:ext=3D= "edit" data=3D"1" /></o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><table id=3D"201179= " border=3D"0" width=3D"100%" height=3D"400" lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue"= vlink=3D"purple"><tbody><tr><td width=3D"100%" valign=3D"top"><div class= =3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D= "MsoNormal">I am working on a program to present nonsense syllables (CV a= nd VC) at various SNRs and in various filter conditions. In past work I?v= e used Matlab to develop the base program, TDT software for stimulus pres= entation and Matlab for GUIs that allow subjects to respond via mouse cli= ck on a computer monitor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> = ;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">However, I?d like to branch out and use= a touch screen monitor to collect subject responses. My target populatio= n is elderly hearing impaired listeners and my thought is the touch scree= n response system may be easier than using a mouse. The screen would need= to be large enough to clearly display all the consonant (23) and vowel (= 3) options for my stimuli. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I?ve not done this type of programmin= g and am hopeful that some of you with experience might direct me to spec= ific touch screen monitors that would be appropriate and computer program= ming languages (if Matlab won?t do it) to use to develop this type of pro= gram. I?m also working on a budget for this so any information regarding = approximate costs for specific touch screen monitors that would be approp= riate for this type of experiment would also be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></= p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Just= starting out so all comments are appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"= MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks much,<o:p><= /o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma= l">Ben<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class= =3D"MsoNormal">Benjamin W.Y. Hornsby, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor<br>Van= derbilt Bill Wilkerson Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Depart= ment of Hearing and Speech Sciences<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"Mso= Normal">Mailing Address<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Room 8310 Me= dical Center East, South Tower<br>1215 21st Ave. South, Nashville, TN 372= 32-8242<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p clas= s=3D"MsoNormal">Phone: 615-936-5132<br>Fax: 615-936-6914<br>e-mail: <a mc= e_href=3D"mailto:ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx" title=3D"mailto:ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx= vanderbilt.edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx= du"><span style=3D"color:blue">ben.hornsby@xxxxxxxx</span></a><o:p>= </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></td></tr></t= body></table></blockquote></html> ----=_vm_0011_W8821124969_26173_1316688361--