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Overview

Sue Cobb is a researcher affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on computer science, with emphases on social psychology, computer vision and pattern recognition, cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and demography. The research portfolio is composed of 14 publications in computer science and includes significant contributions in subfields such as social psychology, computer vision, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their research covers a range of main topics, notably virtual reality applications and impacts, technology use by older adults, occupational health and safety research, human-automation interaction and safety, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, autism spectrum disorder research, and augmented reality applications.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Brendan Ryan, Pepita Barnard, Liz Dowthwaite, Nils Jäger, and Ann-Marie Hughes. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with peers across overlapping research themes.

They have published in several respected academic venues, including:

  • Safety Science
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality
  • Computers & Education X Reality

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • How are Autistic People Involved in the Design of Extended Reality Technologies? A Systematic Literature Review, 2023, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Factors Influencing Engagement in Hybrid Virtual and Augmented Reality, 2023, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Presence and Communication in Hybrid Virtual and Augmented Reality Environments, 2021, PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality
  • Using expert perspectives to explore factors affecting choice of methods in safety analysis, 2021, Safety Science
  • Programming for generalization: Confronting known challenges in the design of virtual reality interventions for autistic users, 2023, Computers & Education X Reality

Best Publications

  • Virtual reality induced symptoms and effects (VRISE): Comparison of head mounted display (HMD), desktop and projection display systems

    Sarah Sharples;Sue Cobb;Amanda Moody;John R. Wilson

  • Virtual Reality-Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE)

    Sue V. G. Cobb;Sarah Nichols;Amanda Ramsey;John R. Wilson

  • State-of-the-art of virtual reality technologies for children on the autism spectrum

    Sarah Parsons;Sue Cobb

  • Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling

    Danae Stanton;Victor Bayon;Helen Neale;Ahmed Ghali

  • Measurement of postural stability before and after immersion in a virtual environment.

    Susan Valerie Gray Cobb

  • Virtual reality and rapid prototyping

    I. Gibson;D. Brown;S. Cobb;R. Eastgate

  • Technology and applications for collaborative learning in virtual reality

    Scott W. Greenwald;Alexander Kulik;André Kunert;Stephan Beck

  • Development of social skills amongst adults with Asperger's Syndrome using virtual environments: the 'AS Interactive' project

    S Parsons;L Beardon;H R Neale;G Reynard

  • Applied virtual environments to support learning of social interaction skills in users with Asperger's Syndrome

    Sue Cobb;Luke Beardon;Richard M. Eastgate;Tony Glover

  • Modified virtual reality technology for treatment of amblyopia.

    R M Eastgate;G D Griffiths;P E Waddingham;P E Waddingham;A D Moody

  • Randomised controlled trial of video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia using the I-BiT system

    Nicola Herbison;Daisy MacKeith;Anthony Vivian;Jon Purdy

  • The Heat is On: Exploring User Behaviour in a Multisensory Virtual Environment for Fire Evacuation

    Emily Shaw;Tessa Roper;Tommy Nilsson;Glyn Lawson

  • Key lessons for the design and integration of virtual environments in secondary science

    Joanna K. Crosier;Sue Cobb;John R. Wilson

  • Preliminary results from the use of the novel Interactive binocular treatment (I-BiT) system, in the treatment of strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia.

    P E Waddingham;T K H Butler;S V Cobb;A D R Moody

  • Experimental Comparison of Virtual Reality with Traditional Teaching Methods for Teaching Radioactivity

    Joanna K. Crosier;Sue V. G. Cobb;John R. Wilson

  • Development and Evaluation of the Virtual City

    David J. Brown;Helen Neale;Sue Cobb;Hugh Reynolds

  • Aparato de visualización ocular para el tratamiento de enfermedades oculares

    Smart Paula;Cobb Sue;Moody Amanda;Eastgate Richard

  • Validity of a Virtual Environment for Stroke Rehabilitation

    Judi A. Edmans;John R.F. Gladman;Sue Cobb;Alan Sunderland

  • Virtual environments for social skills training: the importance of scaffolding in practice

    Steven J. Kerr;Helen R. Neale;Sue V. G. Cobb

  • The AS interactive project: single-user and collaborative virtual environments for people with high-functioning autistic spectrum disorders

    Anja Rutten;Sue Cobb;Helen Neale;Steven Kerr

  • Structured Evaluation of Virtual Environments for Special-Needs Education

    H. R. Neale;D. J. Brown;S. V. G. Cobb;J. R. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Wilson
John R. Wilson University of Nottingham
Tony P. Pridmore
Tony P. Pridmore University of Nottingham
Steve Benford
Steve Benford University of Nottingham
Peter Mitchell
Peter Mitchell University of Nottingham
Xu Sun
Xu Sun Peking University
Ian Gibson
Ian Gibson University of Twente
Massimo Zancanaro
Massimo Zancanaro University of Trento
Claire O'Malley
Claire O'Malley Teesside University
Allison Druin
Allison Druin University of Maryland, College Park
David D. Clarke
David D. Clarke University of Nottingham

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