University of Twente Student Theses
Impact of auditory modality on user experience during augmented outdoor tourism navigation and exploration tasks
Sun, Zhirou (2023) Impact of auditory modality on user experience during augmented outdoor tourism navigation and exploration tasks.
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| Abstract: | The auditory sense of humans is important when it comes to outdoor tourism navigation and exploration, yet in the domain of Augmented Reality (AR), interactions have primarily focused on the visual modality. This thesis delves into the impact of auditory modality on user experience during augmented outdoor tourism navigation and exploration tasks. To explore this, a mobile AR prototype was developed based on design rationales derived from literature research and specific experiment requirements. The study involved 20 participants, comparing two navigation modalities and two types of AR objects to assess user experience and immersion levels. The findings underscore the significance of auditory modality in providing more exciting, interesting, motivating, and novel AR experiences. The integration of spatial audio cues in navigation tasks and interactive AR objects with contextually relevant information in exploration tasks contributes to the user engagement and engrossment more than the total immersion. The results offer valuable insights into designing auditory AR applications in outdoor tourism settings, contributing to the future of engaging and immersive AR tourism experiences. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Interaction Technology MSc (60030) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97951 |
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