"I did it my way": moving away from the tyranny of turn-by-turn pedestrian navigation

  • Authors:
  • Simon Robinson;Matt Jones;Parisa Eslambolchilar;Roderick Murray-Smith;Mads Lindborg

  • Affiliations:
  • Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom;Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom;Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom;University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom;Nokia Mobile Phones, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this article we describe a novel approach to pedestrian navigation using bearing-based haptic feedback. People are guided in the general direction of their destination via vibration, but additional exploratory navigation is stimulated by varying feedback based on the potential for taking alternative routes. We describe two mobile prototypes that were created to examine the possible benefits of the approach. The successful use of this exploratory navigation method is demonstrated in a realistic field trial, and we discuss the results and interesting participant behaviours that were recorded.