Bridging the gap between useful and aesthetic maps in car navigation systems

Schreiber, Julia

doi:10.1145/1613858.1613922

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“…Schreiber found that aesthetic perception of a map in car navigation systems is affected also by the cognitive load of the situation: e.g., in a low cognitive situation (road trip), a complex information map which served users' demands for additional information, was perceived as more aesthetic. By contrast, in situations of high cognitive load (city trip) simple graphic interfaces which contained only reduced information were perceived as more aesthetic [16].…”

Section: Aesthetic In Human Computer Interaction In Automated Consummentioning

confidence: 89%

The effect of system aesthetics on trust, cooperation, satisfaction and annoyance in an imperfect automated system

Weinstock

Oron-Gilad

Parmet

2012

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Lack of system reliability has been repeatedly identified as a factor that decreases trust. However, aesthetics has an important role in the development of trust. Most of the research concerning the connection between aesthetics and trust focused on mobile commerce and websites while very little has been done in examining aesthetics in automated systems. This study integrated aesthetics manipulations into an imperfect in-vehicle automation system and focused on the power of aesthetics to decrease the negative effects of errors on trust, satisfaction, annoyance, and human-automation cooperation perceptions. Participants used the navigation system in either 100% or 85% accuracy levels with an aesthetic or non aesthetic system (4 conditions). In both aesthetic and non aesthetic systems, perceptions of trust, satisfaction and human automation cooperation were decreased in the imperfect system compared to the perfect one. However, in the annoyance rating, this trend was found only in the aesthetic system while in the non-aesthetic system no difference was found between the two levels of accuracy. This single effect may indicate upon the possibility that in automated systems aesthetics affects trust and satisfaction more moderately compared to mobile commerce applications and websites. However, more research is needed to assess this assumption.

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Section: Aesthetic In Human Computer Interaction In Automated Consummentioning

confidence: 89%

The effect of system aesthetics on trust, cooperation, satisfaction and annoyance in an imperfect automated system

Weinstock

Oron-Gilad

Parmet

2012

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“…Contrary to the studies demonstrating the advantages of including less information on maps, Schreiber (2009) argues that 'little information irritates the user and evokes an uneasy feeling, even if the content is irrelevant for the current task' (p. 282). However, her study did not examine the amount of information on the map, and rather looked at three different types of maps: an abstract map, a simple graphic map and an aerial photo map, in two differing situations: a road trip and a city trip.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…These systems display the required route along with the driver's location marking subsequent to the driver reaching the desired destination. Moreover, according to Schreiber (2009), designers of navigation systems need to distinguish between the different map functions and the goals that the user wants to achieve. Electronic navigation maps may take a variety of forms (Montello et al 2004) varying in their scale (ratio of a distance on the map to the actual distance on the ground), dimensions (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceptions of electronic navigation displays

Lavie

Oron-Gilad

2013

Behaviour & Information Technology

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This study evaluated aesthetics and usability of in-vehicle electronic navigation maps. Experiment 1 examined map displays that varied in the amount of information presented, abstraction level, graphic/colour style and the existence of landmarks in both urban and rural environments using objective and subjective measures. Twenty participants performed navigation/localisation tasks using various map configurations while driving a driving simulator and completed usability and aesthetic questionnaires. The minimal detail map produced better performances and higher usability and aesthetic ratings when using maps with no landmarks. Adding information in the form of landmarks was found advantageous compared to additional textual information. Abstractions were most advantageous when combined with minimal amount of detail. Moderate abstractions were sufficient for obtaining the desired benefits when more details were present. The graphic/colour style affected subjective perceptions. Overall, high correlations were found for the perceived aesthetics and usability scales, however, low correlations were found between actual usability (i.e. performance) and perceived usability pointing to the importance of using both objective and subjective usability measures. Experiment 2 examined how maps varying in their aesthetic level (aesthetic versus non-aesthetic), different colour arrangements, and 2D versus 3D landmarks affect subjective and objective measures. Participants distinguished between usability and aesthetic perceptions and usability perceptions were less affected by aesthetics when the aesthetic level of the maps was low. Colour arrangement did not affect the measures examined. Both 2D and 3D landmarks were found to be aesthetic and usable. We conclude this article with guidelines for designing in-vehicle navigation map displays.

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“…Schreiber studied that the function of a map and its aesthetic perception heavily depend on the user's situational cognitive load [11]. Another research about navigation usability revealed that when using PNDs, wrong messages can potentially reduce the credibility of those devices [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

Gravity

Park

Suh

2014

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices &Amp; Services

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The use of car navigation system is very common nowadays. Most of the car navigation services are based on turn-by-turn instructions and distance calculations. Academic research in this field has focused on evaluating basic usability. However, such products and studies have not covered users' various needs that arise in specific driving situations. For example, in a complex city space, drivers often face burdensome problems, especially when picking up pedestrians. We conducted a semistructured online survey asking specific problems, work-arounds, and their suggestions in picking-up situations. We grouped responses into several issue points based on their similarities and induced design implications for a car navigation system supporting picking-up situations. Through this usercentered design approach, we developed "GravityAutomatic Location Tracking System between a Car and a Pedestrian" as a prototype and evaluated its usability, and we received favorable feedback.

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Bridging the gap between useful and aesthetic maps in car navigation systems

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The effect of system aesthetics on trust, cooperation, satisfaction and annoyance in an imperfect automated system

The effect of system aesthetics on trust, cooperation, satisfaction and annoyance in an imperfect automated system

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