Rental

Do you need extra observation capacity for a short period of time, a special course, or a special project? Do you have a fixed lab but want to organize a session at another location? Do you need a number of software licenses for educational purposes on a temporary basis? Noldus offers a wide range of systems and products for rental, ranging from single software licenses to complete observational labs. Wherever you are based: when you rent a system from Noldus, you can be sure to receive high-quality equipment in a ready-to-use system.

Depending on your application, we can extend the system with accessories such as special keyboards, cameras, handheld devices, etc. For educational purposes or shorter studies you can rent software licenses at attractive rates. Additionally, we can offer training, consulting services, and technical assistance when necessary.


Experience lab
Our state-of-the-art Experience Lab in Wageningen, The Netherlands is equipped for a wide range of studies in psychology, consumer behavior, usability testing, HCI research, and Human Factors. It is designed for observations in an office, meeting room, or living room setting. The lab has several rooms with set-ups that can be converted depending on your needs, allowing it to be used in a wide range of applications and for the evaluation of a variety of services.


Observation room
The participant or user room is equipped with a computer, phone, desk, and chairs and is perfect for testing the usability of hardware, software, websites, and documentation. It can easily be modified to create a setting for observing other phenomena such as interviews, focus group sessions, or parent-child interaction.
Features:

  • High-quality recording of the sessions is guaranteed by professional audio and video equipment, including ceiling mounted dome cameras. All cameras can be controlled remotely from the observation room so you can zoom in on a topic of interest. 
  • High-resolution digital screen capture.
  • Select different recording methods: split screen, Picture-in-Picture, Picture-by-Picture, or multiple videos.
  • Study data from multiple sources including physiological data, eye tracking, user-system interaction, facial expressions, etc.
  • All cables and accessories included.


Control room
Behind a one-way mirror, up to six observers can comfortably watch the session, both live as well as on computer and video monitors. The test leader can communicate with the test participant (s) via microphones and speakers. Loggers can use The Observer® XT, our software package for collection and analysis of observational data. With The Observer XT you can also create highlight clips for presenting results to clients and colleagues.


Second observation or conference room
There is a spacious conference room for studying larger groups. Here you will find all video equipment necessary to observe and record meetings with up to 24 participants. Alternatively, this room can be used if a larger number of people wish to observe sessions in the standard participant room. In Leesburg Virginia, USA, we also have an Experience Lab. This is ideal if you want to include participants from North America and make sure that the same tools, set-ups, and data formats are used in your research.


Additional tools and services
Depending on your needs, we can offer extra tools and services with our labs:

  • portable labs
  • multimodal data integration
  • eye tracker
  • Mobile Device Camera
  • Pocket Observer
  • uLog™ for automatic logging of mouse clicks, keystrokes, etc.
  • FaceReader™ for emotion analysis
  • technical assistance
  • consulting services
  • training


Practical information

  • Other peripherals such as additional microphones, special cameras, or programmable keyboards are available upon request.
  • CDs/DVDs for archiving your video images are included. Most common video formats are supported.
  • All participant and observation rooms have direct internet access via our Gigabit network.
  • Beverages are provided free of charge and additional catering is available upon request.
  • Wageningen is located in the center of The Netherlands. Ample free parking is available. The lab is also served by public transport.