ACM ISS 2024
Sun 27 - Wed 30 October 2024
Wed 30 Oct 2024 11:52 - 12:11 at Theatre C300 - Paper Session 6: Tangible/MultiModal UI Chair(s): Michael Wybrow

Self-localization and wayfinding are challenging tasks for people with visual impairments (PVIs), severely impacting independent mobility. Visual “You-are-here” (YAH) maps are useful for assisting local wayfinding of sighted users. They are used to self-localize and display points of interest, landmarks and routes in the surroundings. However, these maps are not always available and rarely accessible to PVIs. Relying on an iterative participatory design process with eight end-users with visual impairments, we created a proof of concept of a mobile audio-vibratory YAH map. Our design is based on either a tablet or a smartphone to ensure a small and portable solution. A user study with ten PVIs showed that the audio-vibratory YAH map that we designed provides the user with a good understanding of the surroundings and wayfinding cues. Surprisingly, the results show that the audio-vibratory YAH map prototype was as usable as the control condition (audio-tactile YAH map with a tactile overlay), with similar user satisfaction and cognitive load. A follow-up field study with two participants showed the effectiveness of the prototype for assisting in crossroad understanding. To conclude, our innovative design of a mobile audio-vibratory YAH map can overcome the portability and printing issues associated with tactile overlays and can be an appropriate solution for assisting the pedestrian navigation of PVIs.

Wed 30 Oct

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11:15 - 12:30
Paper Session 6: Tangible/MultiModal UIPapers at Theatre C300
Chair(s): Michael Wybrow Monash University
11:15
18m
Talk
MoiréTag: A Low-Cost Tag for High-Precision Tangible Interactions without Active ComponentsHonorable Mention
Papers
Peiyu Zhang University of Virginia, Wen Ying University of Virginia, Sara Riggs University of Virginia, Seongkook Heo University of Virgina
DOI
11:33
18m
Talk
AdapTUI: Adaptation of Geometric-Feature-Based Tangible User Interfaces in Augmented Reality
Papers
Fengming He Purdue University, Xiyun Hu Purdue University, Xun Qian Google, Zhengzhe Zhu Purdue University, Karthik Ramani Purdue University
DOI Media Attached
11:52
18m
Talk
Audio-Vibratory You-Are-Here Mobile Maps for People with Visual Impairments
Papers
Elen Sargsyan University of Toulouse 3, IRIT, Bernard Oriola CNRS, Marcos Serrano IRIT - University Toulouse, Christophe Jouffrais CNRS
DOI
12:11
18m
Talk
Don’t Block My Stuff: Fostering Personal Object Awareness in Multi-user Mixed Reality EnvironmentsPresented Online
Papers
Talha Khan University of Pittsburgh, David Lindlbauer Carnegie Mellon University
DOI