Conference Paper

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@inproceedings{Dancu2015, title={Map Navigation Using a Wearable Mid-air Display}, author={Alexandru Dancu and Mickael Fourgeaud and Mohammad Obaid and Morten Fjeld and Niklas Elmqvist}, url={http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~elm/projects/midairmap/midairmap.pdf}, video={https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yswf1bJafp8}, year={2015}, date={2015-07-01}, booktitle={Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services}, journal={Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services}, pages={71--76}, abstract={Advances in display technologies will soon make wearable mid-air displays---devices that project dynamic images floating in mid-air relative to a mobile user---widely available. This kind of device will offer new input and output modalities compared to current mobile devices, and display information on the go. In this paper, we present a functional prototype for the purpose of understanding these modalities in more detail, including suitable applications and device placement. We first collected results from an online survey that identified map navigation as one of the most desirable applications and suggested placement preferences. Based on these rankings, we built a physical mid-air display prototype consisting of mobile phone, pico projector, and a holder frame, mountable in two different configurations: wrist and chest. We then designed a user study, asking participants to navigate different physical routes using map navigation displayed in midair. Participants considered the wrist mount to be three times safer in map navigation than the chest mount. The study results validate the use of a mid-air display for map navigation. Based on both our online survey and user study, we derive implications for the design of wearable mid-air displays.}, keywords={}, }