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User experiences of mobile audio conferencing with spatial audio, haptics and gestures

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Sebastian Müller,

Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila,

Vuokko LantzAuthors Info & Claims

ICMI '13: Proceedings of the 15th ACM on International conference on multimodal interaction

Pages 59 - 66

https://doi.org/10.1145/2522848.2522863

Published: 09 December 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Devices such as mobile phones have made it possible to take part in remote audio conferences regardless of one's physical location. Mobile phones also allow for new ways to interact with other conference participants. We present a study on evaluating the user experiences of a mobile audio conferencing system that was augmented with spatial audio, haptics, and gestures. In a user study groups of participants compared the augmented audio conference based on a mobile phone and headset to a traditional audio conference. The participants' task was to use the two alternative systems in given discussion tasks. The results of the subjective questionnaires showed that the augmented audio conference was perceived as more stimulating (e.g. creative), while the traditional audio conference was perceived as more practical (e.g. straightforward). The results of the group interviews indicated that spatial audio was the most desired feature, and that it had a positive effect on participants' perception of the conversation. Based on our findings, guidelines for the future development of similar systems are presented.

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Nassani ABarde ABai HNanayakkara SBillinghurst M(2022)Designing, Prototyping and Testing of $360^{\circ}$ Spatial Audio Conferencing for Virtual Tours2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00050(223-227)Online publication date: Oct-2022
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User experiences of mobile audio conferencing with spatial audio, haptics and gestures
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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ICMI '13: Proceedings of the 15th ACM on International conference on multimodal interaction

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DOI:10.1145/2522848

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Nassani ABarde ABai HNanayakkara SBillinghurst M(2022)Implementation of Attention-Based Spatial Audio for 360° Environments2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00103(491-494)Online publication date: Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00103
Nassani ABarde ABai HNanayakkara SBillinghurst M(2022)Designing, Prototyping and Testing of $360^{\circ}$ Spatial Audio Conferencing for Virtual Tours2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00050(223-227)Online publication date: Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00050
Palanque PNavarre D(2021)Dependability and Safety: Two Clouds in the Blue Sky of Multimodal InteractionProceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction10.1145/3462244.3479881(781-787)Online publication date: 18-Oct-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3462244.3479881

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