Enhancing navigation skills through audio gaming

Authors:
Jaime Sánchez;Mauricio Sáenz;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Lotfi Merabet
Affiliations:
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Venue:
CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2010

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Abstract

We present the design, development and initial cognitive evaluation of an Audio-based Environment Simulator (AbES). This software allows a blind user to navigate through a virtual representation of a real space for the purposes of training orientation and mobility skills. Our findings indicate that users feel satisfied and self-confident when interacting with the audio-based interface, and the embedded sounds allow them to correctly orient themselves and navigate within the virtual world. Furthermore, users are able to transfer spatial information acquired through virtual interactions into real world navigation and problem solving tasks.