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Towards understanding the usability of vibrotactile support for indoor orientation

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This study aims to understand the potential of using vibrotactile stimulation for indoor orientation in complex, unfamiliar buildings. Four vibrotactile prototypes have been analysed and tested in initial trials in order to investigate the benefits and the problems of each solution. The main goal of this study is to reach a better understanding of the design aspects that make a vibrotactile solution intuitive and effective.

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  • (2019)Vibrotactile cues for conveying directional information during blind exploration of digital graphicsProceedings of the 31st Conference on l'Interaction Homme-Machine10.1145/3366550.3372255(1-12)Online publication date: 10-Dec-2019

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    AVI '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
    May 2018
    430 pages
    ISBN:9781450356169
    DOI:10.1145/3206505
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    1. orientation & navigation
    2. usability
    3. vibrotactile

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    AVI '18: 2018 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
    May 29 - June 1, 2018
    Grosseto, Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy

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    • (2019)Vibrotactile cues for conveying directional information during blind exploration of digital graphicsProceedings of the 31st Conference on l'Interaction Homme-Machine10.1145/3366550.3372255(1-12)Online publication date: 10-Dec-2019

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