Principal Investigator
Oliver Herbort is interested in human motor control, embodied choices, and the production and perception of pointing gestures. Specifically, he tries to understand the relationship between the body postures assumed during pointing, the objects or locations that are perceived to be indicated, and various situational factors. His methods include motion capture, virtual reality setups, and formal models. Oliver Herbort received his PhD from the University of Würzburg, was a post-doc in Würzburg and Tübingen, and is now an academic counsel at the University of Würzburg and PI of the VICOM project “representation of pointing uncertainty for the integration of pointing gestures and speech”.
About
University of Würzburg
oliver.herbort@psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de
Project
Representation of Pointing Uncertainty for the Integration of Pointing Gestures and Speech
Selected Publications
- Herbort, O., Krause, L.-M., & Kunde, W. (2021). Perspective determines the production and interpretation of pointing gestures. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 28(2), 641-648. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-020-01823-7
- Herbort, O. & Kunde, W. (2016). Spatial (mis-)interpretation of pointing gestures to distal referents. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 42(1), 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000126
- Herbort, O., & Kunde, W. (2018). How to point and to interpret pointing gestures? Instructions can reduce pointer-observer misunderstandings. Psychological Research, 82(2), 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-016-0824-8
- Krause, L.-M., & Herbort, O. (2021). The observer’s perspective determines which cues are used when interpreting pointing gestures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47(9), 1209-1225. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000937