Cruise control for pedestrians: Controlling walking direction using electrical muscle stimulation

M Pfeiffer, T Dünte, S Schneegass, F Alt… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Pedestrian navigation systems require users to perceive, interpret, and react to navigation
information. This can tax cognition as navigation information competes with information from …

Accessible interactive maps for visually impaired users

J Ducasse, AM Brock, C Jouffrais - Mobility of Visually Impaired People …, 2018 - Springer
Tactile maps are commonly used to give visually impaired users access to geographical
representations. Although those relief maps are efficient tools for acquisition of spatial …

Exploring vibrotactile feedback on the body and foot for the purpose of pedestrian navigation

A Meier, DJC Matthies, B Urban… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present an evaluation of vibrotactile onbody feedback for the purpose of
pedestrian navigation. For this specific task, many researchers already provide different …

Augmented reality in tourism–research and applications overview

AL Kečkeš, I Tomičić - Interdisciplinary Description of Complex …, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Augmented reality is a complex interdisciplinary field utilizing IT technologies in
diverse areas such as medicine, education, architecture, industry, tourism and others …

Accessible smartphones for blind users: A case study for a wayfinding system

MC Rodriguez-Sanchez, MA Moreno-Alvarez… - Expert Systems with …, 2014 - Elsevier
While progress on assistive technologies have been made, some blind users still face
several problems opening and using basic functionalities when interacting with touch …

Shoe me the way: A shoe-based tactile interface for eyes-free urban navigation

M Schirmer, J Hartmann, S Bertel… - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
We present Shoe me the Way, a novel tactile interface for eyes-free pedestrian navigation in
urban environments. Our prototypical implementation can be fully integrated into users' own …

NaviRadar: a novel tactile information display for pedestrian navigation

S Rümelin, E Rukzio, R Hardy - Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
We introduce NaviRadar: an interaction technique for mobile phones that uses a radar
metaphor in order to communicate the user's correct direction for crossings along a desired …

My app is an experiment: Experience from user studies in mobile app stores

N Henze, M Pielot, B Poppinga, T Schinke… - International Journal of …, 2011 - igi-global.com
Experiments are a cornerstone of HCI research. Mobile distribution channels such as
Apple's App Store and Google's Android Market have created the opportunity to bring …

Hand-held haptic navigation devices for actual walking

AML Kappers, MFS Oen… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this survey, we give an overview of hand-held haptic navigation devices specifically
designed for and tested with pedestrians. We distinguish devices for indoor use and for …

UbiBraille: designing and evaluating a vibrotactile Braille-reading device

H Nicolau, J Guerreiro, T Guerreiro… - Proceedings of the 15th …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
Blind people typically resort to audio feedback to access information on electronic devices.
However, this modality is not always an appropriate form of output. Novel approaches that …