Ludus

The Ludus laboratory gets its name from the latin word "Ludus", which has various meanings related to organized forms of play. Ludus is a place for learning about and studying of playful interactions with technology. As such it is useful for many other purposes such as usability testing, studies on tehcnology-mediated collaboration, etc.

Ludus consists of four parts:

1. Usability laboratory (two room lab with a window in the dividing wall)
2. Block 1 (consists of a control room and 5 participant cubicles)
3. Block 2 (consists of a control room and 5 participant cubicles)
4. Open space (can be used for VR/XR studies or whatever research that requires a 8x12 meters of space).

Each part can be reserved and used independently. For studies with 6-10 isolated participants one can book blocks 1 and 2 simultaneously. The recording apparatus for camera and audio feeds as well as screen capture from the cubicles is in the control room for Block 1.

Walls between the 5 cubicles in each block can be removed to generate a 6x2 meter room with one entrance.

Reservations are made in the tuni Outlook calendar. Each of the four parts has its own reservation calendar.

In addition to the reservable spaces, Ludus has a computer room and a storage room. The computers for the cubicles are in the computer room with long cables for USB and display from the cubicles.