Sara Taleb-Nezhad
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Case study 02 · Master's thesis · HCI Group, TH Ingolstadt

Does a simpler in-vehicle interface actually reduce driver distraction?

A controlled eye-tracking experiment testing whether simplifying an in-vehicle interface reduces the driver's visual demand. Prototypes, study design and gaze analysis by me, supervised by Prof. Andreas Riener.

Role
Researcher: study design, prototypes, analysis
Supervisor
Prof. Andreas Riener, HCI Group
Timeline
2025 to 2026
Method
Controlled eye-tracking experiment
Participants
[N]
Tools
Figma, eye-tracker, [analysis software]
[Eye-tracking setup or gaze heatmap]

Hypothesis

[Your hypothesis in one sentence: simplifying X reduces Y.]

Study design

[Conditions, task, counterbalancing, what was measured: fixation duration, glances off road, task time.]

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Prototypes

[The interface variants you built in Figma and how they differed.]

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Results

[Preliminary or final results, with numbers. Mark as "in progress" if the study is still running.]

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Discussion

[What the results mean for in-vehicle design, and the limits of the study.]