Getting access to what goes on in people's heads?: reflections on the think-aloud technique
Proceedings of the second Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction
Pedestrian navigation aids: information requirements and design implications
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
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Campus Guidance System for International Conferences Based on OpenStreetMap
W2GIS '09 Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems
Harnessing wireless technologies for campus navigation by blind students and visitors
ICCHP'12 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs - Volume Part II
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University campuses have thousands of new students, staff and visitors every year. For those who are unfamiliar with the campus environment, an effective pedestrian navigation system is essential to orientate and guide them around the campus. Compared to traditional navigation systems, such as physical signposts and digital map kiosks, a mobile pedestrian navigation system provides advantages in terms of mobility, sensing capabilities, weather-awareness when the user is on the go. However, how best to design a mobile pedestrian navigation system for university campuses is still vague due to limited research in understanding how pedestrians interact with the system, and what information is required for traveling in a complex environment such as university campus. In this paper, we present a mobile pedestrian navigation system called QUT Nav. A field study with eight participants was run in a university campus context, aiming to identify key information required in a mobile pedestrian navigation system for user traveling in university campuses. It also investigated user's interactions and behaviours while they were navigating in the campus environment. Based on the results from the field study, a recommendation for designing mobile pedestrian navigation systems for university campuses is stated.