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A multimodal data collection tool using REALbasic and Mac OS X.

Peter J Molfese·Terri L Bonebright·Theresa M Herman·Catherine A Roe
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This project uses REALbasic 3.5 in the Mac OS X environment for development of a configuration tool that builds a data collection procedure for investigating the effectiveness of sonified graphs. The advantage of using REALbasic with the Mac OS X system is that it provides rapid development of stimulus presentation, direct recording of data to files, and control over other procedural issues. The program can be made to run natively on the new Mac OS X system, older Mac OS systems, and Windows (98SE, ME, 2000 PRO). With modification, similar programs could be used to present any number of visual/auditory stimulus combinations, complete with questions for each stimulus.

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Peter J Molfese, Terri L Bonebright, Theresa M Herman, Catherine A Roe. 2002. A multimodal data collection tool using REALbasic and Mac OS X.. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03195447

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