Towards an immersive auditory-based journey planner for the visually impaired

Chris McCarthy; Tuan Dung Lai; Stuart Favilla; David Sly

doi:10.1145/3369457.3369499

Towards an immersive auditory-based journey planner for the visually impaired

Chris McCarthy
, Tuan Dung Lai
, Stuart Favilla
, David Sly

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Large cities typically host many important services, businesses and activities accessed by the vision-impaired community. Supporting safe and independent orientation and mobility is thus a key priority for city municipalities. We outline the conceptual design of an immersive auditory based simulator to assist journey planning and enhance route familiarity for pedestrians with low vision or blindness. As proofs of concept, we present both a web and smartphone auditory-based virtual reality simulator, in which narrative speech describing specific locations, in combination with immersive and spatially located auditory cues recorded from those locations, is delivered to the user. We discuss technical challenges, and how this tool aims to address journey preparation, route familiarisation, and cognitive load challenges for city users with vision impairment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	387-391
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450376969
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3369457.3369499
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019 - Perth/Fremantle, Australia Duration: 2 Dec 2019 → 5 Dec 2019 Conference number: 31

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Conference	31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019
Abbreviated title	OzCHI'19
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Perth/Fremantle
Period	2/12/19 → 5/12/19

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McCarthy, C., Lai, T. D., Favilla, S., & Sly, D. (2020). Towards an immersive auditory-based journey planner for the visually impaired. In Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019 (pp. 387-391). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3369457.3369499

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McCarthy, C, Lai, TD, Favilla, S & Sly, D 2020, Towards an immersive auditory-based journey planner for the visually impaired. in Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), USA, pp. 387-391, 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019, Perth/Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 2/12/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3369457.3369499

Towards an immersive auditory-based journey planner for the visually impaired. / McCarthy, Chris; Lai, Tuan Dung; Favilla, Stuart et al.
Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, OzCHI 2019. USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2020. p. 387-391 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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