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Safety and Human Factors: Reducing Risk in AR Deployments

Jan 20 2026

While cybersecurity threats grab headlines, the physical and cognitive risks associated with AR deployment can be equally damaging to organizations and individuals. A worker injured while using poorly designed AR interfaces, or a critical error caused by information overload, can have immediate and lasting consequences that extend far beyond data breaches. What are human factors...

Human Factors Committee

Aug 11 2022

Chair Jonathan Kies Qualcomm Recent Publications AR Safety & Human Factors Report and Case Study Member Login Charter AREA recognizes that human-centered design is critical to building and deploying successful AR applications, devices, and services. The Human Factors Interest Group is a forum for members to exchange ideas, resources, and research on best practices. Focus...

Human Factors Committee

Aug 10 2022

Chairs Barbara Chaparro Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Ryan Wheeler RTX Recent Publications AR Heuristics Tool AR Safety & Human Factors Report and Case Study Member Login Charter The AREA Human Factors Committee is dedicated to advancing best practices for human-centered design in enterprise AR. Our committee brings together industry experts, researchers, and professionals to explore...

AREA Human Factors Group Developing an AR & MR Usability Heuristic Checklist

Jul 15 2022

Usability is an essential prerequisite for any successful AR application. If any aspect of the application – from the cognitive impact on the user to the comfort of the AR device – has a significant negative impact on usability, it could discourage user acceptance and limit projected productivity gains and return-on-investment. But how can organizations...

Jon Kies Explores the Potential of the AREA Human Factors Committee

Mar 8 2022

AREA: What does Human Factors in Augmented Reality encompass? Kies: Human Factors is the study of humans, from both cognitive and physical perspectives. We investigate how humans interact with devices, applications, and services, and incorporate those insights into the design of systems. In the case of AR, it’s especially important because you may be wearing...