?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Participant+Observation+of+a+Mars+Surface+Habitat+Mission+Simulation&rft.creator=Clancey%2C+William+J.&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=For+twelve+days+in+April+2002+we+performed+a+closed+simulation+in+the+Mars+Desert+Research+Station+in+Utah%2C+isolated+from+other+people%2C+while+exploring+the+area+and+sharing+daily+chores.+Email+provided+our+only+means+of+contact%3B+all+mission-related+messages+were+mediated+by+a+remote+mission+support+team.+This+protocol+enabled+a+systematic+and+controlled+study+of+crew+activities%2C+scheduling%2C+and+use+of+space.+The+study+was+primarily+a+methodological+experiment+in+participant+observation+and+work+practice+analysis%2C+gathering+quantitative+data+as+part+of+an+ethnographic+study.+The+work+practice+analysis+focused+on+two+questions%3A+Where+did+the+time+go%E2%80%94why+did+the+crew+feel+rushed+and+unable+to+complete+their+work%3F+How+can+we+measure+productivity%2C+to+compare+habitat+designs%2C+schedules%2C+roles%2C+and+tools%3F+Analysis+suggests+that+a+simple+scheduling+change%E2%80%94having+lunch+and+dinner+earlier%2C+plus+eliminating+afternoon+meetings%E2%80%94increased+the+available+productive+time+by+41%25.+Furthermore%2C+observation+of+work+practices+suggested+how+to+eliminate+direct+use+of+GPS+devices+by+the+crew%2C+illustrating+how+an+ethnographic+study+can+help+produce+dramatically+new+operations+concepts.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3967%2F1%2FHabitation04Clancey.pdf&rft.identifier=++Clancey%2C+William+J.++(2004)+Participant+Observation+of+a+Mars+Surface+Habitat+Mission+Simulation.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D++++(In+Press)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3967%2F