Impact of AR Navigation Display Methods on Wayfinding Performance and Spatial Knowledge Acquisition

Qiu, Xiaohe; Yang, Zhen; Yang, Jinxing; Wang, Qijun; Wang, Duming

doi:10.1080/10447318.2023.2169524

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“…However, the format of information did not affect the participants with high spatial cognition. Similarly, Qiu et al [70] found that AR maps are better than 2D maps in assisting individuals in acquiring spatial knowledge. AR displays provide comprehensive information about the environment highlighting the landmark locations and providing exocentric spatial information, thus helping in acquiring landmark and route knowledge.…”

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“…According to Ishikawa et al [15], a global landmark in the area does not help navigation if they are not shown on the map as a navigation clue. According to Qiu et al [70], AR displays are useful for supporting individuals in acquiring landmark and route knowledge. In the present study, participants who focused on landmarks and the surrounding environment were more confident navigating in the wayfinding task.…”

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Impact of Navigation Aid and Spatial Ability Skills on Wayfinding Performance and Workload in Indoor-Outdoor Campus Navigation: Challenges and Design

Tahir,

Krogstie

2023

Applied Sciences

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Wayfinding is important for everyone on a university campus to understand where they are and get to where they want to go to attend a meeting or a class. This study explores the dynamics of mobile navigation apps and the spatial ability skills of individuals on a wayfinding performance and perceived workload on a university campus wayfinding, including indoor-outdoor navigation, by focusing on three research objectives. (1) Compare the effectiveness of Google Maps (outdoor navigation app) and MazeMap (indoor-outdoor navigation app) on wayfinding performance and perceived workload in university campus wayfinding. (2) Investigate the impact of participants’ spatial ability skills on their wayfinding performance and perceived workload regardless of the used navigation app. (3) Highlight the challenges in indoor-outdoor university campus wayfinding using mobile navigation apps. To achieve this, a controlled experiment was conducted with 22 participants divided into a control (using Google Maps) and an experiment group (using MazeMap). Participants were required to complete a time-bound wayfinding task of navigating to meeting rooms in different buildings within the Gløshaugen campus of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Participants were assessed on spatial ability tests, mental workload, and wayfinding performance using a questionnaire, observation notes and a short follow-up interview about the challenges they faced in the task. The findings reveal a negative correlation between overall spatial ability score (spatial reasoning, spatial orientation, and sense of direction) and perceived workload (NASA TLX score and Subjective Workload Rating) and a negative correlation between sense of direction score and total hesitation during wayfinding task. However, no significant difference was found between the Google Maps and the MazeMap group for wayfinding performance and perceived workload. The qualitative analysis resulted in five key challenge categories in university campus wayfinding, providing implications for designing navigation systems that better facilitate indoor-outdoor campus navigation.

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Impact of Navigation Aid and Spatial Ability Skills on Wayfinding Performance and Workload in Indoor-Outdoor Campus Navigation: Challenges and Design

Tahir,

Krogstie

2023

Applied Sciences

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“…In contrast, the current position, movement trajectory, and route to the destination are simultaneously displayed on a 2D floor map. As revealed by Qiu et al, the combination of AR and traditional 2D maps can enhance wayfinding performance and spatial knowledge acquisition [36]. Auditory navigation is achieved using high-accuracy positioning to provide a push-type service for voice narration at the appropriate location and time.…”

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Indoor AR Navigation Framework Based on Geofencing and Image-Tracking with Accumulated Error Correction

Lu,

Arikawa,

Oba

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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This study presents a novel framework for improving indoor augmented reality (AR) navigation with modern smartphone technology, which is achieved by addressing two major challenges: managing large absolute coordinate spaces and reducing error accumulation in camera-based spatial tracking. Our contribution is significant in two ways. First, we integrate geofencing with indoor navigation by considering spatial tracking errors, timing for audio guidance, and dynamic 3D arrow visualization for effective local-to-global spatial coordinate transformation. This method achieves precise local positioning and seamlessly integrates with larger spatial contexts, overcoming the limitations of current AR systems. Second, we introduce a periodic image-based calibration approach to minimize the inherent error accumulation in camera-based tracking, enhancing accuracy over longer distances. Unlike prior studies focusing on individual technologies, our work explores the software architecture of indoor AR navigation by providing a comprehensive framework for its design and practical use. The practicality of our approach is validated through the implementation of a smartphone application at the Mineral Industry Museum of Akita University, highlighting the limitations of component technologies and demonstrating our framework’s effectiveness.

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Environmental Neurorehabilitation: Harnessing the Power of the Environment in Rehabilitation Following Neurological Conditions

Norwood,

Pretty,

Marsh

et al. 2024

Environmental Neuroscience

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Impact of AR Navigation Display Methods on Wayfinding Performance and Spatial Knowledge Acquisition

Cited by 6 publications

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Impact of Navigation Aid and Spatial Ability Skills on Wayfinding Performance and Workload in Indoor-Outdoor Campus Navigation: Challenges and Design

Impact of Navigation Aid and Spatial Ability Skills on Wayfinding Performance and Workload in Indoor-Outdoor Campus Navigation: Challenges and Design

Indoor AR Navigation Framework Based on Geofencing and Image-Tracking with Accumulated Error Correction

Environmental Neurorehabilitation: Harnessing the Power of the Environment in Rehabilitation Following Neurological Conditions

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