Computer scientist Maribeth Gandy Coleman and applied experimental psychologist Anne McLaughlin share the secrets of their successful 20-year collaboration despite being located in different cities, and leading teams with very different functional skills. Maribeth Gandy Coleman works at the intersection of mobile/wearable
computing, augmented reality, human computer interaction, assistive
technology, and gaming. Maribeth directs the Interactive Media
Technology Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Long-time collaborators Anne MacLaughlin and Maribeth Gandy Coleman explore the psychological biases hindering breakthrough innovation and how to overcome them. Over the course of 20 years, their joint projects have received support from an array of organizations including the National Science Foundation and NASA.
Anne McLaughlin designs better human-computer interactions that solve real world problems by studying human ability and the mind.
She directs North Carolina State University’s Learning, Aging, and
Cognitive Ergonomics Lab (LaceLab) and co-directs its Gains Through Gaming Lab. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx