Exploring the urban environment with a camera phone: lessons from a user study

Authors:
Norman Höller;Arjan Geven;Manfred Tscheligi;Lucas Paletta;Katrin Amlacher;Patrik Luley;Dusan Omercevic
Affiliations:
CURE-Center for Usability Research and Engineering, Vienna;CURE-Center for Usability Research and Engineering, Vienna;CURE-Center for Usability Research and Engineering, Vienna;Joanneum Research, Steyrergasse, Graz;Joanneum Research, Steyrergasse, Graz;Joanneum Research, Steyrergasse, Graz;University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Venue:
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Year:
2009

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Abstract

We present a study investigating two novel mobile services supporting querying for information in the urban environment using camera equipped smart phones as well as two different ways to visualize results -- icon-based visualization and text-based visualization. Both applications enable the user to access information about an object by snapping a photo of it. We investigate how users would use a photo-based tourist guide in a free exploration setting in general as well as the acceptance/preference of two different ways to visualize results.