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On augmenting the experience of people with mobility impairments while exploring the city: A case study with wearable devices
- Source :
- CCNC
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- IEEE, 2018.
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Abstract
- In the context of wayfinding systems, this paper describes the design and development of an augmented smartphone-based navigation system where wearable output devices have been put to good use to improve the mobility experience of people with disabilities. In particular, we developed a system as a proof of concept, exploiting smart glasses and smart bracelets to covey information about the navigated path in an augmented way. We conducted a preliminary field study with a few users with mobility impairments to evaluate the feasibility of our system. Results are really encouraging considering the approach of using different ways to covey notifications related to the direction to follow. At the same time, the outcome reveals that the smart glasses we used in the prototype influenced negatively the perception of the experience.
- Subjects :
- Computer science
business.industry
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Navigation system
Wearable computer
wearable device
020206 networking & telecommunications
020207 software engineering
Context (language use)
02 engineering and technology
augmented reality
Computer Networks and Communication
smart bracelet
Human–computer interaction
mobility impairments user
Perception
smart glasse
Signal Processing
Media Technology
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Augmented reality
business
Wearable technology
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Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- 2018 15th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e0a7a54fcc4deef4d7d0a7acb581d942