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Publication by Holper et al

Posted 05/31/2013 | By Admin | News

A new publication by Holper et al investigates spatial navigation using MazeSuite. In the article titled “Error detection and error memory in spatial navigation as reflected by electrodermal activity”, the team demonstrated that electrodermal activity can be used to monitor affective user states related to spatial navigation.

      Holper, Lisa, Jäger, Natalie, Scholkmann, Felix, & Wolf, Martin. (2013). Error detection and error memory in spatial navigation as reflected by electrodermal activity. Cognitive Processing, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10339-013-0567-z

More info: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23700191

Update (MazeWalker)

Posted 11/27/2012 | By Admin | News

MazeWalker (2.4.0.2) is a maintenance release the following updates:

      Disabled left/right turn keyboard binding enabled
      Developer settings option updated
      Timout message displays only the string, without time out value

To get the updates:
Please run MazeUpdate from Start>All Programs>MazeSuite>MazeUpdate and follow on screen instructions.

Update (MazeWalker, MazeAnalyzer, MazeMaker, MazeUpdate)

Posted 11/12/2012 | By Admin | News

MazeWalker (2.4.0.1) includes the following updates:

      Rebuilt with Visual Studio 2012 (with XP Support)
      Enabled statistics display during developer mode
        FPS and information display enabled when developer keys are enabled

      Changed timing from GetTickCount() to QueryPerformanceCounter() for higher resolution timing

      Changed texture shader to add support for transparent textures
        (currently requires OpenGL2.0 minimum because of EXT_SHADER4)

      Changes to standardize movements to frame rate

      Changes to Ghost mode
        Prototype flying mode, move up down in the direct you are looking
        space is move up vertical (jump), crouch is move down

      Added Object and Wall occlusion techniques

      Minor enhancements and improvements for lights and bar and file operations.
      Added skybox (Background texture)
        Looks for texture ID 900 for wrapped texture
        Looks for texture ID 901-906 for individual box sides
        901 is mazeMaker bottom
        902 is mazeMaker right
        903 is mazeMaker Top
        904 is mazeMaker Bottom
        905 is Top
        906 is Bottom

      MazeWalker prefers 6 sided over wrapped texture

 

MazeMaker (2.5.0.1) includes the following updates:

    Rebuilt with Visual Studio 2012

MazeAnalyzer (1.6.0.1) includes the following updates:

    Rebuilt with Visual Studio 2012

MazeLib (1.4.0.1) includes the following updates:

    Rebuilt with Visual Studio 2012

MazeUpdate (1.3.0.1) includes the following updates:

    Rebuilt with Visual Studio 2012

To get the updates:
Please run MazeUpdate from Start>All Programs>MazeSuite>MazeUpdate and follow on screen instructions.

EMBC 2012 Papers

Posted 08/06/2012 | By Admin | News

Two new papers (that utilized MazeSuite) will be presented at IEEE EMBC 2012 conference in San Diago, CA. Both papers are tentatively scheduled for Brain-Machine Interface – III (ThE15.4, Oral Session).

    Curtin, A., Ayaz, H., Liu, Y., Shewokis, P. A., Onaral, B. (2012) A P300-based EEG-BCI for spatial navigation control, 34th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, August 28 – September 1, 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.
    Liu, Y., Ayaz, H., Curtin, A., Shewokis, P. A., Onaral, B. (2012) Detection of attention shift for asynchronous P300-based BCI, 34th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, August 28 – September 1, 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.

Minor Updates (MazeAnalyzer, MazeMaker, MazeWalker, MazeLib)

Posted 08/04/2012 | By Admin | News

MazeWalker (2.3.2.0) includes the following updates:
Maze List Text item minor fixes: handle cases when text item do not have background images set

MazeMaker (2.4.2.0) includes the following updates:
About box: update check link updated

MazeAnalyzer (1.5.1.0) includes the following updates:
About box: update check link updated

MazeLib (1.3.2.0) includes the following updates:
Dynamic object; testing if objects are in use -> now also includes checking switch-to field

To get the updates:
Please run MazeUpdate from Start>All Programs>MazeSuite>MazeUpdate and follow on screen instructions.

Update (MazeMaker, MazeWalker)

Posted 07/30/2012 | By Admin | News

MazeWalker (2.3.1.0) includes the following updates:
Text item in maze lists can have background images (bmp, jpg or png). See Figure 1 below.
minor fixes

MazeMaker (2.4.1.0) includes the following updates:
MazeListBuilder, background images (bmp, jpg or png) and TextDisplayType property. See Figure 2 below.

To get the updates:
Please run MazeUpdate from Start>All Programs>MazeSuite>MazeUpdate and follow on screen instructions.

Update (MazeAnalyzer, MazeMaker, MazeWalker)

Posted 03/09/2012 | By Admin | News

MazeWalker (2.3.0.0) includes the following updates:
randomized start angle option (needs to be enabled in mazemaker)
skip warning messages option (main window – general settings)
increased texture collection size limit to 500
updated timer initialization for log

MazeAnalyzer (1.5.0.0) includes the following updates:
read new maze file format
removes files from previous list if can not be opened
minor changes in user interface

MazeMaker (2.3.1.0) includes the following updates:
added randomization option for start position viewing angle (properties pane when start pos object is selected)
removes files from previous list if can not be opened

To get the updates:
Please run MazeUpdate from Start>All Programs>MazeSuite>MazeUpdate and follow on screen instructions.

Update (MazeAnalyzer)

Posted 02/09/2012 | By Admin | News

MazeAnalyzer (1.4.0.0) includes the following updates:
Implemented time interval selection for measure feature
LogProcessor is updated (GUI changes and compatiblity with new log file format)
Remove log files from previous list if open attempt is unsuccessful

See MazeSuite Forum annoucement for more information and screen-shots

To get the updates:
Please run MazeUpdate from Start>All Programs>MazeSuite>MazeUpdate and follow on screen instructions.

Update (MazeAnalyzer, MazeMaker, MazeWalker, MazeUpdate)

Posted 11/30/2011 | By Admin | News

MazeAnalyzer (1.3.0.0) includes the following updates:
Log file preview (displays all maze logs in the file and can select individual items (matching or not are marked with different color) (see below)
Use updated log file format (new mazetime column for higher accuracy)
Display in properties pane the mel file (if applicable)
Updated about dialog box (also checks for new version)
MazeUpdate quick access option in top menu>help
Read new maze file format

MazeMaker (2.3.0.0) includes the following updates:
Audio Collection editor
Updated maze properties
Updated Dynamic Model properties
‘Recent Files’ list at the top menu under Files
Updated about dialog box (also checks for new version)
MazeUpdate quick access option in top menu>help
Visibility option for wall and floor items (if ‘visible’ set to false, items are still in maze but not rendered)
Read/Write new maze file format (still compatible and can read all previous maze file versions)
MazeUpdate quick access option in top menu>help

MazeWalker(2.2.0.0) includes the following updates:
Audio file playing option within mazes and audio collection editor
Modified new log files to include absolute time, and mazetime (time relative to “start” of maze)
Dynamic object improvements (new features and options such as time based activation, audio files, new events and criteria )
Visibility option for wall and floor items (if ‘visible’ set to false, items are still in maze but not rendered)
MazeUpdate quick access option in top menu>help
Read new maze file format
Many minor improvements

MazeUpdate (1.2.0.0) includes the following updates:
New user interface
Can update itself
Can check minimum required version numbers for update compatibility
Improvements for stability and compatibility

See MazeSuite Forum announcement for more details and screen-shots

To get the updates:
download the latest setup file (after you login to this forum) and install it

Jove Article

Posted 10/14/2011 | By Admin | News

A video article that describes MazeSuite and Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy is now posted in Journal of Visualized Experiments. Please use the following reference in your publications, also please don’t forget to send us a link about your publications with MazeSuite.

Ayaz, H., Shewokis, P. A., Curtin, A., Izzetoglu, M., Izzetoglu, K., & Onaral, B. (2011). Using MazeSuite and Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Study Learning in Spatial Navigation. J Vis Exp(56), e3443. doi: 10.3791/3443

The article can be found at: http://www.jove.com/Details.php?ID=3443