Pocket Observer

Imagine children on a playground, customers in a busy supermarket, or visitors in a museum. They are constantly on the move and you need to observe them unobtrusively. In these situations, Pocket Observer is the ideal solution to code behavior.

Benefits

  • Maximum freedom in moving.
  • Observe unobtrusively.
  • Code on a handheld computer.
  • Cost-effective.
  • User-friendly software.

 

Coding while walking around
If you need to be mobile during observations, but also require accurate coding and analysis, Pocket Observer offers the best solution for your research by combining the power of The Observer® XT with the portability of a handheld device. Pocket Observer allows you to code behavior while literally looking over the shoulder of free ranging test participants, in just about any location.

 

A handheld device for any environment
Handheld devices are the ideal event recorders. Whatever your requirements, we have the knowledge and experience to help you find the right device for your research. Heat, frost, mud, dust, or water poses no problem, since a handheld computer is available for any environment.

 

Unobtrusive
This handheld observation system has many advantages. You can observe behavior live, on-site, and still obtain a high level of accuracy. A handheld computer does not attract nearly as much attention as a clipboard.

 

Results in a flash

  1. Set up your project in The Observer XT at your office or lab. The software allows you to setup a coding scheme and define your independent variables.
  2. Download the coding scheme onto Pocket Observer, running on your handheld device, and you are ready to start collecting your data.
  3. Modify Pocket Observer as you wish. The display of the handheld can be modified to suit your application: you can change the font size of the buttons, which makes coding easier and helps prevent errors. And you can add behaviors and modifiers on the handheld during actual observations. When you discover a new behavior during a live observation, just add this to your coding scheme. You don’t have to go back to your PC to make changes.
  4. After observing, you simply upload the observation data to your computer for analysis.

 

Integrate with other data
You can integrate your handheld observation data with recorded video or physiological data. Our modular approach makes it easy to add media files to observations from Pocket Observer. The same goes for physiological data. For example, if your test participant wears a heart rate monitor, you can integrate the acquired data with that of Pocket Observer using The Observer XT research software.