Law enforcement officers can come into conflict with suspects when they need to act fast under time pressure. Improving such a decision¬-making skill is a challenge in a police academy. Academies can train future officers in correct psychomotor responses to attacks by a suspect. However, the ability to anticipate such attacks, and thereby make more appropriate defensive and control responses, is often assumed to come only with experience. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptual–cognitive sub-skill of attack recognition, which contributes to the anticipation that police officers should have in order to handle potentially violent situations appropriately, and thus take the situation under control without using extreme or lethal force. This study examines the feasibility of using the temporal video-occlusion method as a training tool to accelerate the law enforcement officer’s performance by de-coupling the perception–action link and concentrating on the perceptual–cognitive aspect of the full defensive and control performance. Once the video-occlusion task is calibrated and validated to differentiate expert from non-expert performers, then instructional designers and trainers can be confident is repurposing video-occlusion research method by employing instructional strategies such as deliberate practice and progressive difficulty to train law enforcement trainees and officers.

The goal of most games is to entertain and elicit a response in the form of enjoyment from the player. Tools are used to accomplish this; they come in the extrinsic and intrinsic variety. We have focused on intrinsic rewards, the foundation of gratifying game-play experiences. In this study, we have explored the effects of these rewards on the player enjoyment by conducting three experiments with varying degrees of rewards. Established theories, e.g., flow theory have been consulted to create a suitable testing environment. The experiments used methods like “A/B” and “think aloud” in order to collect reliable data. Our findings suggest that a carefully balanced reward system is required to achieve the highest amount of player enjoyment. It is, however, preferable to have a seemingly excessive amount of rewards as the frustration is negligible in comparison to that which is caused by disappointment caused by insufficient rewards.

Return temporal anticipation on the basis of the ball trajectory estimation Abstract Ball-hitting in tennis involves spatio-temporal information about the ball's flight trajectory. We have focused on the temporal part of the information during returning a tennis serve that was simulated by a ball machine. The tested people had occlusion glasses placed on their head, which occluded their vision at the exact time, when the ball was being sent from the ball machine. The tested person did not know which part of the ball flight trajectory would be occluded, nor the ball speed. We examined the effect of part ball flight trajectory occlusion on the correct return timing of the ball. The analysis revealed that the greatest problems occurred while the second third of the ball flight trajectory had been occluded and reached most temporal errors at that time. Keywords: tennis, anticipation, ball flight trajectory, return stroke, occlusion glasses

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Les mouvements volontaires sont accompagnés par des ajustements posturaux anticipateurs (APAs). Leur rôle consiste à prévenir et à compenser de possibles perturbations du corps provoquées par l’exécution du mouvement. Des études antérieures ont montré que la coordination posture / mouvement est modifiée selon que le mouvement est exécuté le plus rapidement possible en réponse à un signal externe (réactif :TRS), ou que le mouvement est auto-initié (prédictif :AI). L’objectif de ce travail est d’examiner le mode de coordination posture / mouvement impliqué dans une situation d’anticipation-coïncidence (AC) lors de l’exécution de mouvements simples et complexes, et ensuite, comparer ce mode aux modes TRS et AI. Trois études expérimentales ont été menées pour vérifier si : (1) les modes de coordination, obtenus sur des gestes simples, s’étendent à des mouvements complexes ; (2) le mode de coordination en AC dépend des caractéristiques temporelles du mobile utilisé dans la tâche ; (3) les commandes impliquant les APAs et le mouvement focal sont associées ou dissociées en fonctions des contraintes temporelles TRS et AC. Ainsi, nous avons démontré que : (1) les stratégies de coordination posture / mouvement s’appliquent sur les mouvements complexes ; (2) la prédictibilité du moment de déclenchement dans la condition AC rapproche celle-ci de la situation AI ; (3) les différences de coordination entre les conditions réactive (TRS) et prédictives (AC, AI) sont liées à des différences dans les mécanismes de préparation consistant à dissocier les commandes posturales et focales en situation prédictive et à associer ces commandes dans la situation réactive. Les implications théoriques qui émergent de ces résultats sont discutées. / Voluntary movements are generally accompanied by anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs). They are centrally generated as a feedforward mechanism to counteract the mechanical effects of predicted balance perturbations. Previous studies showed that the coordination between posture and movement is modified depending on whether the movement is performed in a reactive temporal pressure (TRS) or in a self-initiated (AI) manner. The aim of this thesis is to examine the coordination of posture and movement in anticipation-coincidence (AC) timing tasks in simple and complex movements, and then to compare this mode to the TRS and AI modes. Three experiments was achieved to verify : (1) whether simple movement coordination modes can be extended to complex movements ; (2) whether the temporal characteristics of the mobile used in the task modifies the coordination in AC condition ; (3) to which extent the motor commands of APAs and the focal movement are coupled in response to the TRS and AC temporal pressures. Results show that: (1) the different strategies of coordination between posture and movement are extended to the complex tasks; (2) the predictable timing of movement execution in the AC condition generates behaviours closer to those observed in AI condition; (3) the differences in the coordination between the reactive (TRS) and the predictive (AC, AI) conditions are related to the difference in the preparatory processes which consists on the dissociation of postural and focal commands in the predictive situations, and the association of this motor commands in the reactive situation. Theoretical implications emerging from these results are discussed.

Cette recherche étudie l’activité des enseignants de technologie. Par activité, nous entendons la prédiction de la difficulté des exercices de dessin industriel, avant la séance, et l’anticipation des difficultés que peuvent rencontrer les élèves pour résoudre ces tâches au cours de la séance. L’analyse porte sur la détermination des éléments explicatifs du processus de prédiction et d’anticipation, et les raisons des choix explicités par les enseignants en matière de difficulté.Tout d’abord, nous déterminons les caractéristiques propres des exercices de dessin industriel sur lesquelles s’appuient les enseignants pour prédire le niveau de difficulté, à partir des résultats issus d’un questionnaire soumis à une centaine d’enseignants. Ensuite, nous explicitons les facteurs propres à la situation d’interaction qui permettent aux enseignants d’anticiper les difficultés d’apprentissage des élèves à partir d’une analyse vidéographique de trois séances d’enseignement, suivi par des entretiens. Enfin, la méthodologie mixte nous permet d’analyser l’articulation des résultats obtenus lors du processus de prédiction et d’anticipation.Les résultats obtenus mettent en évidence le concept d’anticipation et de prédiction lors du processus d’enseignement-apprentissage.L’identification du processus de prédiction et d’anticipation contribue à dégager des pistes pour la réalisation future d’un dispositif de formation pour les enseignants novices.Mots clés : Enseignant / This research studies the activity of technology teachers. By activity, we mean the prediction of the level of difficulty of the industrial drawing exercises, before the session, and the anticipation of the difficulties that the pupils may meet to solve their tasks during the session. The analysis will concern the clarity and certainty of the explanatory elements of the process of prediction and anticipation, and the reasons for the choices made by teachers in terms of difficulty.First, we determine the specific characteristics of the industrial drawing exercises on which teachers rely to predict the level of difficulty, based on the results of a questionnaire submitted to about hundred teachers. Next, we explain factors specific to the interaction situation that allow teachers to anticipate learning difficulties for students from a video analysis of three teaching sessions, followed by interviews. Finally, a mixed methodology will enable us to analyze the articulation of the results obtained during the process of prediction and anticipation.The obtained results highlight the concept of anticipation during the process of teaching and learning:The identification of the prediction and anticipation process helps to identify contrivances for the future realization of a training plan for novice teachers

This thesis uses two frameworks for effective gamification and makes a realization of part of them, with the aim of proposing a stage before gamification itself: the enterprise anticipation of gamification, which can be either of optimism or apathy. It can reveal to an enterprise willing to foster people’s motivation which gamification elements are more likely to succeed due to the uncertainties that the concept still carries. A survey was used as an instrument to measure people’s expectations towards game elements to increase the psychological satisfaction according to the Self Determination Theory, and shaped by an instrument to measure maturity in lean. The result of the survey in a company showed that there is an overall interest in gamification elements to increase autonomy and competence, but not relatedness, and also that even if people are aware of a gamification project their expectations are not significantly different from those who are not. Future studies should compare if the anticipation towards game elements are correspondent with the actual feelings when using a gamified solution.

Le contexte temporel influence profondément la façon dont nous nous comportons. De manière similaire, il donne forme à l'activité du cortex moteur (LFP et potentiels d'action), pendant la préparation motrice, mais aussi en absence de préparation d'un mouvement. / The temporal context deeply shapes the motor cortical activity (spikes and LFPs), during movement preparation but also outside movement preparation.

Le concept d’anthropologie prospective élaboré dans les années 1950 par Gaston Berger, fondateur de la prospective en France, n’a pas eu la postérité qu’il mérite. Il a été contourné par les prospectivistes, qui ont conduit la prospective dans les parages du marketing, et oublié par les philosophes, qui font trop rarement de l’avenir un véritable sujet de réflexion. Or au début du XXIe siècle, après la prise de conscience de l’entrée de l’humanité dans l’ère de l’anthropocène, ce concept représente peut-être le meilleur fil conducteur pour l’élaboration de la toute nouvelle responsabilité prospective qui pourrait faire contrepoids aux stratégies suicidaires des principaux acteurs de la civilisation occidentale – stratégies exclusivement guidées par les objectifs de puissance technologique ou militaire, de croissance économique ou de recherche de profit à court terme – stratégies qui sacrifient ostensiblement l’avenir de l’humanité au bénéfice du présent ou du court terme. La présente thèse cherche à dessiner l’infrastructure conceptuelle de cette responsabilité prospective qui reste à imaginer et à structurer. La Table des Situations Stratégiques esquissée ici représente un premier pas dans cette direction. Elle ambitionne d’aboutir à une grille d’analyse et d’évaluation des stratégies déployées par les principaux acteurs de la civilisation occidentale sur la surface du globe. Elle vise à consolider l’idée d’un « permis d’engager l’avenir de l’humanité », c’est-à-dire l’idée d’un contrôle démocratique de la pertinence des stratégies des entreprises transnationales ou des gouvernements, sur tous les sujets qui concernent l’avenir à long terme de l’humanité. / The anthropological concept of perspective futures developed in the 1950’s by Gaston Berger (the founder of future studies in France) was not accorded the posterity it deserves. It was overlooked by prospectivists that led future studies into marketing gimmicks and forgotten by philosophers that rarely engage in true reflection on the subject. Or during the beginning of the 21st century, after becoming aware of the human’s entry into Anthropocene era this concept represent possibly the best guide in preparing all the new prospective responsibility that could counter dangerous strategies of major actors of western civilization-strategies that are exclusively guided by military force or technological advancement, economic growth or the pursuit of short term profit-strategies that sacrifices ostensible the future of humanity or the benefit of the present or of the short term. The present thesis attempts to design conceptual framework of this prospective responsibility that rest on imagination. The foundation of the strategic situation initially sketched out here represents the first step in that direction. It attempts to develop analysis and evaluation of strategies employed by the principle actors of western civilization in the world. It attempts to consolidate ideas on one hand, that enable one to engaged in the future of mankind, that is the idea of a democratic control of series of strategies of transnational firms or of governments, particularly, the subjects that concern the future of humanity.

La fonction d’anticipation programmant l'action et ses conséquences sur la posture s’appuie sur les représentations sensorimotrice. L’adolescence étant caractérisée par des modifications du corps et du cerveau, cette thése évalue les liens qui unissent anticipation, représentations sensorimotrices et maturation cérébrale. La tâche bimanuelle de délestage met en jeu l’utilisation d’un bras postural, supportant le poids, et d’un bras manipulateur, qui le déleste. Dans cette tâche, l'anticipation s'exprime par les ajustements posturaux anticipés (APA), annulant la déstabilisation posturale causée par l'action. Des enregistrements cinématiques, EMG et EEG ont été utilisés. Bien qu’une stabilisation posturale stable soit reportée, les APAs à l’adolescence se caractérisent par une amélioration de la latence de l’inhibition des fléchisseurs. Chez l’adulte, les APA s’expriment par une désynchronisation du rythme mu et une onde positive au dessus de M1 impliqué dans la posture. Les caractéristiques temporelles de ces signatures varient à l’adolescence. L’apprentissage d’un nouveau contrôle postural est caractérisé par une amélioration rapide puis plus lente de la stabilisation posturale. Plus tardive à l'adolescence, cette acquisition repose sur la maitrise du réglage temporel de l’inhibition des fléchisseurs. Une intégration des retours proprioceptifs issus de l’action permettrait la construction d’une représentation sensorimotrice. Exprimée par la maitrise des paramètres temporels, la réactualisation des représentations sensorimotrice à l’adolescence passerait par une meilleure intégration des retours proprioceptifs. La maturation des régions cérébrales serait aussi capitale. / Voluntary action requires an anticipation, which predicts the consequence of action on posture. Anticipation rests on action and body representations. Adolescence is characterized by body modifications and cerebral maturation. This thesis explored the link between the anticipatory function, action and body representations, and the cerebral maturation. The bimanual load-lifting task engages a postural arm, supporting the load, and a motor arm, lifting the load. In this task, the anticipation, expressed by anticipatory postural adjustments (APA) cancelled the destabilizing effect of movement on the posture. Kinematics, EMG and EEG were recorded. Although performances of postural stabilization were stable, APAs at the adolescence were characterized by an earlier latency of inhibition on the postural flexors. In adults, APA are expressed by a mu rhythm desynchronization and a positive wave over M1involved in posture, which presented different temporal characteristics in adolescents. Thus, the improvement of APA would be underlain by a maturation of these EEG activities. Learning a new postural control was characterized by a rapid followed by a slow improvement of the postural stabilisation. This acquisition rested on the mastering of the temporal parameters of the flexors inhibition, which took more time at the adolescence. Integration of proprioceptive feedback coming from action allowed an update of sensorimotor representation. Expressed by the mastering of the temporal parameters, the update of body and action representations at adolescence would imply an enhancement of the integration of proprioceptive information. Maturation of the cerebral areas would be a key element.