Spotlights and Soundscapes: On the Design of Mixed Reality Auditory Environments for Persons with Visual Impairment
Keenan R. May, Brianna J. Tomlinson, Xiaomeng Ma, Phillip Roberts, Bruce N. Walker · 2020 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
This paper explores the design of information-rich mixed reality (MR) auditory environments to help people with visual impairments form cognitive maps of unfamiliar indoor spaces. The research contrasts two approaches: soundscapes, where virtual objects in all directions emit…
mixed reality · spatial audio · auditory display · cognitive maps · indoor navigation