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      Evaluating Haptics for Information Discovery While Walking

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      People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology (HCI)
      Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology
      1 - 5 September 2009
      Mobile computing, location-aware, haptics
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            Abstract

            In this article we describe and evaluate a novel, low interaction cost approach to supporting the spontaneous discovery of geo-tagged information while on the move. Our mobile haptic prototype helps users to explore their environment by providing directional vibrotactile feedback based on the presence of location data. We conducted a study to investigate whether users can find these targets while walking, comparing their performance when using only haptic feedback to that when using an equivalent visual system. The results are encouraging, and here we present our findings, discussing their significance and issues relevant to the design of future systems that combine haptics with location awareness.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            September 2009
            September 2009
            : 93-102
            Affiliations
            [0001]Future Interaction Technology Lab

            Computer Science Department

            Swansea University

            Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/HCI2009.11
            81326b77-46db-4e15-9728-02b56db7ed9e
            © Simon Robinson et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology, Churchill College Cambridge, UK

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            People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology
            HCI
            Churchill College Cambridge, UK
            1 - 5 September 2009
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Categories
            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            location-aware,Mobile computing,haptics

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