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

Basiri, Anahid; Amirian, Pouria; Winstanley, Adam

Abstract

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.

Citation

Basiri, A., Amirian, P., & Winstanley, A. The usability analysis for the use of augmented reality and visual instructions in navigation services. Presented at 13th Conference on Location-Based Services (LBS 2016)

• Conference Name: 13th Conference on Location-Based Services (LBS 2016)
• End Date: Nov 16, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Nov 14, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Nov 16, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 16, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 16, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Visual Instructions, Augmented Reality, Landmarks
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/828178
• Publisher URL: http://lbsconference.org/online-proceedings-by-chapter/
• Additional Information: Published in: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Location-Based Services, edited by Georg Gartner and Haosheng Huang, LBS 2016, 14-16 November 2016, Vienna, Austria. ISBN 978-1-907075-02-5.
• Contract Date: Dec 16, 2016