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Questioning User Experience: A Comparison Between Visual, Auditory and Haptic Guidance Messages Among Older Pedestrians

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Angélique Montuwy,

Béatrice Cahour,

Aurélie DommesAuthors Info & Claims

CHItaly '17: Proceedings of the 12th Biannual Conference on Italian SIGCHI Chapter

Article No.: 14, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/3125571.3125572

Published: 18 September 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Designing a navigation aid adapted to older pedestrians' specificities could help in preserving their autonomy. Indeed, older people rely on walk for their daily journeys more than any other people. But cognitive and perceptive abilities may decline with aging and impair the pedestrian mobility. This study was aimed at comparing visual, auditory and haptic guidance messages among older pedestrians. Navigation performance and user experience (UX) were taken into account. Time to destination and rate of correct responses were measured in a pedestrian navigation simulator. Post-activity interviews were used to question participants' perceptions, feelings and hesitations. Results showed great performance and UX for visual messages, whereas results were mixed for haptic messages.

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Montuwy ACahour BDommes A(2019)Using Sensory Wearable Devices to Navigate the City: Effectiveness and User Experience in Older PedestriansMultimodal Technologies and Interaction10.3390/mti30100173:1(17)Online publication date: 12-Mar-2019
https://doi.org/10.3390/mti3010017
Montuwy ACahour BDommes AKubicki SGirard PCalvary GLavoué E(2018)Older pedestrians' user experiences with two wearable navigation devicesProceedings of the 30th Conference on l'Interaction Homme-Machine10.1145/3286689.3286691(63-72)Online publication date: 23-Oct-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3286689.3286691

Index Terms

Questioning User Experience: A Comparison Between Visual, Auditory and Haptic Guidance Messages Among Older Pedestrians
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. User studies

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CHItaly '17: Proceedings of the 12th Biannual Conference on Italian SIGCHI Chapter

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DOI:10.1145/3125571

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Montuwy ACahour BDommes A(2019)Using Sensory Wearable Devices to Navigate the City: Effectiveness and User Experience in Older PedestriansMultimodal Technologies and Interaction10.3390/mti30100173:1(17)Online publication date: 12-Mar-2019
https://doi.org/10.3390/mti3010017
Montuwy ACahour BDommes AKubicki SGirard PCalvary GLavoué E(2018)Older pedestrians' user experiences with two wearable navigation devicesProceedings of the 30th Conference on l'Interaction Homme-Machine10.1145/3286689.3286691(63-72)Online publication date: 23-Oct-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3286689.3286691

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