Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide

Yamato Kuwahara; Hung ya Tsai; Yuya Ieiri; Reiko Hishiyama

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28011-6_18

Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide

Yamato Kuwahara^*, Hung ya Tsai, Yuya Ieiri, Reiko Hishiyama

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Abstract

In recent years, many studies have been conducted to realize easy route navigation for pedestrians using augmented reality (AR). Many of these studies use methods where the direction or sign is indicated using AR. However, only a few have focused on using AR for route navigation to follow. Our research aims to realize easy route navigation using an AR character agent. We develop a navigation application wherein the user follows an AR character agent. We evaluate it from the behavior of the user. For that purpose, we conduct an experiment at a university festival using the navigation application. We then analyze the experimental data and questionnaire responses. The results show that route navigation by the AR character agent makes route identification easy. However, problems involving many participants feeling uneasy or being lost are encountered. Problems in accuracy caused by errors in the positional information are also observed. In future, a method to indicate directions more accurately must be considered.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing - 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Hideyuki Nakanishi, Hironori Egi, Irene-Angelica Chounta, Hideyuki Takada, Satoshi Ichimura, Ulrich Hoppe
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	242-250
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783030280109
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28011-6_18
Publication status	Published - 2019 Jan 1
Event	25th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2019 Sept 4 → 2019 Sept 6

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11677 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	25th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	19/9/4 → 19/9/6

Keywords

A context-aware AR navigation system
Human wayfinding performance
Human–agent interaction
Interactive behavior

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science(all)

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Kuwahara, Y., Tsai, H. Y., Ieiri, Y., & Hishiyama, R. (2019). Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide. In H. Nakanishi, H. Egi, I-A. Chounta, H. Takada, S. Ichimura, & U. Hoppe (Eds.), Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing - 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Proceedings (pp. 242-250). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11677 LNCS). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28011-6_18

Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide. / Kuwahara, Yamato; Tsai, Hung ya; Ieiri, Yuya et al.
Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing - 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Hideyuki Nakanishi; Hironori Egi; Irene-Angelica Chounta; Hideyuki Takada; Satoshi Ichimura; Ulrich Hoppe. Springer-Verlag, 2019. p. 242-250 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11677 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kuwahara, Y, Tsai, HY, Ieiri, Y & Hishiyama, R 2019, Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide. in H Nakanishi, H Egi, I-A Chounta, H Takada, S Ichimura & U Hoppe (eds), Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing - 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11677 LNCS, Springer-Verlag, pp. 242-250, 25th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Kyoto, Japan, 19/9/4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28011-6_18

Kuwahara Y, Tsai HY, Ieiri Y , Hishiyama R. Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide. In Nakanishi H, Egi H, Chounta I-A, Takada H, Ichimura S, Hoppe U, editors, Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing - 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Proceedings. Springer-Verlag. 2019. p. 242-250. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28011-6_18

Kuwahara, Yamato ; Tsai, Hung ya ; Ieiri, Yuya et al. / Evaluation of a campus navigation application using an AR character guide. Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing - 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Proceedings. editor / Hideyuki Nakanishi ; Hironori Egi ; Irene-Angelica Chounta ; Hideyuki Takada ; Satoshi Ichimura ; Ulrich Hoppe. Springer-Verlag, 2019. pp. 242-250 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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