RT Journal Article
T1 Usability of three software platforms for modifying graphical layout in visual P300-based brain-computer interface
A1 Ron-Angevin, Ricardo
A1 Fernández-Rodríguez, Álvaro
A1 Velasco-Álvarez, Francisco Javier
A1 Lespinet-Najib, Véronique
A1 André, Jean-Marc
K1 Aplicaciones informáticas
K1 Interfaces de usuario
K1 Interacción hombre-ordenador
AB Individuals afflicted by neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may eventually reach a point where they lose the ability to communicate with the outside world through conventional muscular pathways. In these cases, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can be a suitable alternative, as they directly transform brain activity into external commands. A P300-based speller is a BCI for communication purposes. The most popular software platforms used to develop spellers are BCI2000 and Open-ViBE. However, these platforms can be relatively complex to set up without advanced technical knowledge. For this reason, the UMA-BCI Speller platform was recently developed, intended to facilitate the control of the system. Hence, the objective of this research was to assess and compare the user-friendliness of the three platforms put forth. A group of fifteen participants were tasked with configuring a designated speller layout using the three platforms. The findings acquired demonstrated that the UMA-BCI Speller platform exhibited the utmost level of usability, as it required the shortest time to complete the tasks and received the best feedback in the questionnaires. Overall, there was no difference between the BCI2000 and Open-ViBE platforms. In short, the UMA-BCI Speller offered the best usability and showed itself to be an easy application to use that provides many options to configure a speller graphical layout.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27481
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27481
LA eng
NO Ron-Angevin, R., Fernández-Rodríguez, Á., Velasco-Álvarez, F., Lespinet-Najib, V., & André, J. M. (2023). Usability of three software platforms for modifying graphical layout in visual P300-based brain-computer interface. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 86, Part C, 105326.
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026