Here is the primary set of cognitive measures and personality traits that we are interested in and have consistently evaluated in our work.

• Gamer Player Type: (uses Brain Hex: http://blog.brainhex.com/about-brainhex.html)
• Perceptual Speed
• Verbal Working Memory
• Visual Working Memory
• Locus of Control

I am currently evaluating a study we ran that looked at the impact of user characteristics on a novel interactive information visualization called Value Charts. Below is a video that explains how they work.

With the intent of deploying real-time adaptive support for users, we are currently evaluating several interventions that essentially highlight different parts of a bar graph. Below are some srceen-shots showing a sample task and then the various highlight interventions we are examining.