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Accessible museum collections for the visually impaired: combining tactile exploration, audio descriptions and mobile gestures

Authors:

Giorgos Anagnostakis,

Michalis Antoniou,

Elena Kardamitsi,

Thodoris Sachinidis,

Panayiotis Koutsabasis,

Modestos Stavrakis,

Spyros Vosinakis,

Dimitris ZissisAuthors Info & Claims

MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct

Pages 1021 - 1025

https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2963118

Published: 06 September 2016 Publication History

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This paper describes an affordable approach and prototype system that can enhance the accessibility of museum exhibits to visually impaired users. The approach supports the navigation in exhibition halls and the tactual exploration of exhibit replicas using touch-sensitive audio descriptions and touch gestures on a mobile device. The required technology includes 3D printed exhibits, attached touch sensors, Arduino boards, and a respective mobile app. A preliminary usability evaluation with ten users (blind, visually impaired and blindfolded) revealed a positive user experience with satisfactory and similar performance.

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Accessible museum collections for the visually impaired: combining tactile exploration, audio descriptions and mobile gestures
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
    2. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens

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MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct

September 2016

664 pages

ISBN:9781450344135

DOI:10.1145/2957265

General Chairs:
Fabio Paternò
CNR-ISTI, Italy
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Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Karen Church
Intercom, USA
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Jonna Häkkilä
University of Lapland, Finland
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Antonio Krüger
DFKI, Germany
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Marcos Serrano
University of Toulouse, France

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