Our lab has two Alienware laptops set up for research sessions, each with a number keypad for quick participant responses. They can run data collection software such as Emotater, a web app that sends pop-up questions to participants mid-session (for example, about anxiety or engagement), and ActivityWatch, which logs the applications and windows in use throughout a session. All PCs are configured on the same network, and data collection on the laptops can be triggered by the main PC. 

Four wall-mounted cameras cover the lab from each corner, recorded through OBS on the main PC. Using PsychoPy, a free, open-source experiment builder, you can start all cameras together, present stimuli, and keep your video in sync with your other data streams. These cameras are configured for later computer vision analysis, which allow you to extract indicators such as joint movement, gestures, or location over time. 

Our Empatica EmbracePlus wristbands continuously record physiological signals, including electrodermal activity (EDA), pulse rate, skin temperature, respiratory rate, and movement. Data syncs through a paired smartphone to the Empatica Portal, where you can monitor participants live and download raw data or calculated measures afterward.

Our RØDE Wireless GO system includes two clip-on wireless microphones that record each participant’s audio on a separate channel. Audio goes straight to the lab’s main PC, making it easy to capture clean speech from each person in group or paired sessions.

Our Pupil Labs Neon eye trackers are lightweight glasses that need no calibration. They capture where participants look along with a first-person scene video, and provide measures like fixations, saccades, blinks, and pupil size. Recordings can be uploaded to Pupil Cloud for analysis tools such as gaze heatmaps. We have two units, and child-sized frames, making the glasses usable for a variety of contexts.