The Observer XT: A tool for the integration and synchronization of multimodal signals

The Observer was originally developed as a manual event recorder for the collection, management, analysis, and presentation of observational data in animals. Because of the flexibility of later versions, it became clear that The Observer was suitable for almost any study involving collection of obse...

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Published in:Behavior research methods 2009-08, Vol.41 (3), p.731-735
Main Authors: Zimmerman, P.H, Bolhuis, J.E, Willemsen, A, Meyer, E.S, Noldus, L.P.J.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animals
Automatic Data Processing
behavior
Behavioral Research - instrumentation
Behavioral Research - methods
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Cameras
Cognitive Psychology
Data Collection - instrumentation
Environmental conditions
Handheld computers
heart-rate
horses
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
individual coping characteristics
Measuring Behavior 2008
pigs
Psychology
Sensory integration
Software
strategies
Synchronization
Videotape Recording - methods
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Summary:The Observer was originally developed as a manual event recorder for the collection, management, analysis, and presentation of observational data in animals. Because of the flexibility of later versions, it became clear that The Observer was suitable for almost any study involving collection of observational data in both animals and humans. Furthermore, the most recent version of The Observer (The Observer XT) allows the integration and synchronization of multimodal signals from various sources, such as observational, video, tracking, and physiological data. This article describes how The Observer XT was used to integrate and synchronize video, observational, tracking, and physiological data from an experiment carried out in 2001 at the Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences of Wageningen University and Research Centre. The integration and synchronization of these multimodal signals in The Observer XT allows the user to draw a more complete picture of the phenomena under study.
ISSN:1554-351X
1554-3528
DOI:10.3758/BRM.41.3.731