The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services

The use of Augmented Reality and visual cues as a part of navigational instructions, in addition to conventional audio and textual instructions, may improve the experience of the users of the navigation services. This approach can be also more compatible with the way people give instructions in ever...

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Main Authors: Basiri, Anahid, Amirian, Pouria, Winstanley, Adam
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39393/
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author Basiri, Anahid
Amirian, Pouria
Winstanley, Adam
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Amirian, Pouria
Winstanley, Adam
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description The use of Augmented Reality and visual cues as a part of navigational instructions, in addition to conventional audio and textual instructions, may improve the experience of the users of the navigation services. This approach can be also more compatible with the way people give instructions in everyday life; People usually associate directions with visual cues (e.g. “turn right at the square”) when giving navigational instructions in their daily conversations. In this regard, landmarks as the unique and easy-to-recognise features can play an important role. Such easy to remember features, which are available both indoors and outdoors, can be helpful when exploring an unfamiliar environment. A Landmark-based navigation service can make users sure that they are on the correct route, as the user is reassured by seeing the landmark whose information/picture has just been provided as a part of navigational instruction. Such advantages of use of landmarks visual information as a part of the instructions can decrease the time of travel and improve the experiences of the users. This paper assesses how landmarks can improve the performance of pedestrian movements following landmark-based navigational instructions.
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spelling nottingham-393932020-05-04T18:20:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39393/ The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services Basiri, Anahid Amirian, Pouria Winstanley, Adam The use of Augmented Reality and visual cues as a part of navigational instructions, in addition to conventional audio and textual instructions, may improve the experience of the users of the navigation services. This approach can be also more compatible with the way people give instructions in everyday life; People usually associate directions with visual cues (e.g. “turn right at the square”) when giving navigational instructions in their daily conversations. In this regard, landmarks as the unique and easy-to-recognise features can play an important role. Such easy to remember features, which are available both indoors and outdoors, can be helpful when exploring an unfamiliar environment. A Landmark-based navigation service can make users sure that they are on the correct route, as the user is reassured by seeing the landmark whose information/picture has just been provided as a part of navigational instruction. Such advantages of use of landmarks visual information as a part of the instructions can decrease the time of travel and improve the experiences of the users. This paper assesses how landmarks can improve the performance of pedestrian movements following landmark-based navigational instructions. 2016-11-16 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Basiri, Anahid, Amirian, Pouria and Winstanley, Adam (2016) The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services. In: 13th Conference on Location-Based Services (LBS 2016), 14-16 November 2016, Vienna, Austria. Visual Instructions Augmented Reality Landmarks http://lbsconference.org/online-proceedings-by-chapter/
spellingShingle Visual Instructions
Augmented Reality
Landmarks
Basiri, Anahid
Amirian, Pouria
Winstanley, Adam
The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
title The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
title_full The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
title_fullStr The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
title_full_unstemmed The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
title_short The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
title_sort usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services
topic Visual Instructions
Augmented Reality
Landmarks
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39393/
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