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This paper introduces a multimodal interactive system which aims to enable blind and visually impaired persons to create, manipulate and explore graph structures in a 3D space. An audio-haptic interaction paradigm has been designed to ensure a non-visual experience of graph structures. Visual feedback makes possible communication about graphs between non-sighted and sighted users. The multimodal manipulation and exploration techniques are introduced together with the system prototype. Early evaluation results are illustrated.
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Bernareggi, C., Comaschi, C., Dalto, G., Mussio, P., Parasiliti Provenza, L. (2008). Multimodal Exploration and Manipulation of Graph Structures. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W., Karshmer, A. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_140
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