A user study of auditory versus visual interfaces for use while driving

Sodnik, Jaka; Dicke, Christina; Tomažič, Sašo; Billinghurst, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2007.11.001

“…To encompass the data collection, three types of metrics were defined. The usability and context metrics use the Logging technique [10] [11], and the subjective metrics use the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) [43] technique.…”

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The analysis of contextual factors on the use of smartphones applications

Kronbauer¹,

Santos²

2015

ICST Transactions on Ubiquitous Environments

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The development of methodologies and techniques to evaluate smartphones usability is an emerging topic in the scientific community and triggers discussions about which methodology is most appropriate. The lack of consensus is due to the inherent difficulty on capturing context data in the scenarios where the experiments take place and on relating them to the results found. This work aims at correlate potential usability problems in mobile applications with contextual factors that may occur during users' interactions on different devices, such as environment luminosity, device screen resolution, and the user's activity while interacting with the application. The following methodology was applied to carry out a field experiment: (1) identification of contextual factors that may influence users' interaction; (2) use of UXEProject Infrastructure to support the automatic capture of applications' context data, by monitoring and storing quantitative, subjective and contextual data from applications' use; (3) implementation of experiments with real users, which have different profiles, using three different mobile applications over an one year period. In this paper, we present and discuss the results obtained during this study.

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“…Earcon and auditory icon design principles assessment: Earcons and auditory icons have an edge over each other in certain conditions and that a hybrid of both might be the best for in-vehicle environment (Sodnik et al, 2008). In some circumstances, earcons might be best because of the structure manipulation, especially if there is no real-world equivalent of what the sounds are representing.…”

Section: Auditory Based Interaction Research Issuesmentioning

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“…Therefore, earcons and auditory icons are not necessarily different in certain cases. Both have advantages and disadvantages but these can be maximized/minimized by looking at the properties of each one of them (Sodnik et al, 2008). This research project will attempt to look more closely at the properties of earcons because, as yet, little is known about them for DAS applied in-vehicle environment.…”

Section: Auditory Based Interaction Research Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, some clear experiments to test the usability of the earcons for the DAS applied in-vehicle environment are needed as a set of guidelines to help designers build effective auditory based interaction (Sodnik et al, 2008). The work described in this research project attempts to deal with these problems.…”

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Hybrid Auditory Based Interaction Framework for Driver Assistance System

Singh¹

2010

Journal of Computer Science

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Problem statement:The rapid development of Driver Assistance System (DAS) provides drivers with radically enhanced information and functionality. The nature of the current DAS requires a complex human-machine interaction which is distracting and may increase the risk of road accidents. The interaction between the driver and DAS should aid the driving process without interfering with safety and ease of vehicle operation. Speech based interaction mechanisms employed are not sufficiently robust to deal with the distraction and noise present in the interior environment of the vehicle. Approach: Thus, suitable hybrid earcon/auditory icon design principles for DAS are developed. These interfaces are investigated in driving simulators in-order to test their durability and robustness. Several evaluation parameters will be applied. This will ensure the driving-related information from the DAS was delivered to the driver without affecting the overall driving process. Results: This study produces auditory design principles for information mapping (visual into nonspeech based interaction) and presentation framework was produced. It outlines representation architecture that enables concurrent auditory driving related information to be transmitted from four different sources in the vehicle's interior environment. It outlines a set of hybrid design principles that integrates auditory icons with earcons to map and present real-time driving related data from a visual to a non-speech auditory interface. Conclusion/Recommendations: The major contribution of this research project takes a genuine approach by considering the entire DAS (safety, navigation and entertainment subsystem). It proposes hybrid representation strategy based on the cognitive availability of the driver and cognitive workload. It was a significant discovery that aid future DAS auditory interaction design.

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“…Auditory icons can be easily distinguished as is based on real sounds and linked by using a semantic connection to the objects they symbolize. Earcons are absolutely abstract, in relationship to the object that it represents (Sodnik et al, 2008). This causes the link to actions or objects within an interaction to be more difficult.…”

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Hybrid Auditory Based Interaction Framework for Driver Assistance System

Singh¹

2010

Journal of Computer Science

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Problem statement:The rapid development of Driver Assistance System (DAS) provides drivers with radically enhanced information and functionality. The nature of the current DAS requires a complex human-machine interaction which is distracting and may increase the risk of road accidents. The interaction between the driver and DAS should aid the driving process without interfering with safety and ease of vehicle operation. Speech based interaction mechanisms employed are not sufficiently robust to deal with the distraction and noise present in the interior environment of the vehicle. Approach: Thus, suitable hybrid earcon/auditory icon design principles for DAS are developed. These interfaces are investigated in driving simulators in-order to test their durability and robustness. Several evaluation parameters will be applied. This will ensure the driving-related information from the DAS was delivered to the driver without affecting the overall driving process. Results: This study produces auditory design principles for information mapping (visual into nonspeech based interaction) and presentation framework was produced. It outlines representation architecture that enables concurrent auditory driving related information to be transmitted from four different sources in the vehicle's interior environment. It outlines a set of hybrid design principles that integrates auditory icons with earcons to map and present real-time driving related data from a visual to a non-speech auditory interface. Conclusion/Recommendations: The major contribution of this research project takes a genuine approach by considering the entire DAS (safety, navigation and entertainment subsystem). It proposes hybrid representation strategy based on the cognitive availability of the driver and cognitive workload. It was a significant discovery that aid future DAS auditory interaction design.

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A user study of auditory versus visual interfaces for use while driving

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The analysis of contextual factors on the use of smartphones applications

The analysis of contextual factors on the use of smartphones applications

Hybrid Auditory Based Interaction Framework for Driver Assistance System

Hybrid Auditory Based Interaction Framework for Driver Assistance System

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