TY - CPAPER
KW - wayfinding
KW - navigation
KW - user study
KW - tactile interface
KW - gaze data
KW - mobile device
KW - spatial knowledge
AU - Sven Bertel
AU - Thomas Dressel
AU - Tom Kohlberg
AU - Vanessa von Jan
AB - We investigated the spatial knowledge that users of pedestrian navigation support acquire about the navigated area. In particular, we compare two conditions: A spatially richer condition, which provides continual access to information about route directions and surroundings via a local map at closest zoom level. And a spatially sparser condition, in which route directions are given via a tactile display and only as decision points come up. In a field study, 28 participants navigated on foot through a previously unfamiliar urban area. Data on resulting spatial knowledge, gaze distribution on environmental features, performance, individual spatial abilities, and user experience were collected and analysed. We were specifically interested in the route and survey knowledge that participants had acquired. The results point to advantages for acquiring route knowledge through using the sparser, tactile display condition and for acquiring survey knowledge through using the richer map condition. We conclude with discussing ramifications for the design and use of different types of pedestrian navigation support systems for different task scenarios.
BT - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
CY - New York, NY, USA
DO - 10.1145/3098279.3098543
N2 - We investigated the spatial knowledge that users of pedestrian navigation support acquire about the navigated area. In particular, we compare two conditions: A spatially richer condition, which provides continual access to information about route directions and surroundings via a local map at closest zoom level. And a spatially sparser condition, in which route directions are given via a tactile display and only as decision points come up. In a field study, 28 participants navigated on foot through a previously unfamiliar urban area. Data on resulting spatial knowledge, gaze distribution on environmental features, performance, individual spatial abilities, and user experience were collected and analysed. We were specifically interested in the route and survey knowledge that participants had acquired. The results point to advantages for acquiring route knowledge through using the sparser, tactile display condition and for acquiring survey knowledge through using the richer map condition. We conclude with discussing ramifications for the design and use of different types of pedestrian navigation support systems for different task scenarios.
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
PP - New York, NY, USA
PY - 2017
SN - 9781450350754
T2 - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
TI - Spatial Knowledge Acquired from Pedestrian Urban Navigation Systems
UR - https://doi.org/10.1145/3098279.3098543
ER -