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A wearable multimodal interface for exploring urban points of interest
Salvatore AndolinaLuciano GamberiniGiulio JacucciAntti JylhäYi-ta HsiehValeria Orsosubject
Point of interestComputer scienceInterface (computing)Wearable computer02 engineering and technologycomputer.software_genreAuditory iconsField (computer science)Multimodal interactionMultimodal interactionHuman–computer interaction11. SustainabilityWearable computing0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringVisual attention0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBaseline (configuration management)050107 human factorsta113Settore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniMultimediaSettore INF/01 - InformaticaTactile feedback05 social sciences020207 software engineeringAuditory iconCultural heritagecomputerdescription
Locating points of interest (POIs) in cities is typically facilitated by visual aids such as paper maps, brochures, and mobile applications. However, these techniques require visual attention, which ideally should be on the surroundings. Non-visual techniques for navigating towards specific POIs typically lack support for free exploration of the city or more detailed guidance. To overcome these issues, we propose a multimodal, wearable system for alerting the user of nearby recommended POIs. The system, built around a tactile glove, provides audio-tactile cues when a new POI is in the vicinity, and more detailed information and guidance if the user expresses interest in this POI. We evaluated the system in a field study, comparing it to a visual baseline application. The encouraging results show that the glove-based system helps keep the attention on the surroundings and that its performance is on the same level as that of the baseline.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-09 |