We introduce the concept of Audio Bubbles -virtual spheres filled with audio that are geocentered on physical landmarks, providing navigational homing information for a user to more easily locate the landmark. We argue that the way in which tourists navigate is not well supported by traditional visual maps, and that Audio Bubbles better support the serendipitous discovery and homing behaviours exhibited in such tourist activities. We present a study comparing Audio Bubbles to a visual map in a real world navigation task. Navigation with Audio Bubbles appeared to be faster and was preferred by most of the participants. We discuss the findings and outline our future development plans.
McGookin et. al developed a system named Audio Bubbles REF , "employing non-speech audio to support tourist way finding." The researchers argue that the way in which tourists navigate is not so well supported by traditional visual maps.
Audio Bubbles: Employing Non-speech Audio to Support Tourist Wayfinding
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Computer Science