| Item Type |
Journal paper
|
| Abstract |
Human perception lacks the capabilities to accurately assess distance. The recent Covid-19 pandemic outbreak rendered this ability particularly important. Augmenting our sense of distance can help maintain safe separation from others when required. To explore how systems can help users maintain physical distance, we designed, implemented and evaluated Gapeau — a head-mounted system for augmenting the sense of distance. Our system uses proximity sensors and thermal sensing to detect and measure the distance to other people. We conducted a validation protocol, an experiment, in which we compared different feedback modalities,and an in-the-wild study to evaluate Gapeau’s performance and suitability for use in social contexts. We found that our system enabled users to more accurately determine whether they were maintaining a safe distance from others. Vibration and auditory feedback were found most effective and usable. Gapeau was perceived as socially acceptable. Our work contributes insights for augmented sensing systems with social relevance. |
| Authors |
Woźniak, Mikołaj P.; Dominiak, Julia; Grudzień, Krzysztof; Wróbel-Lachowska, Magdalena; Niess, Jasmin; Woźniak, Paweł W. & Romanowski, Andrzej |
| Language |
English |
| Subjects |
computer science |
| HSG Classification |
contribution to scientific community |
| Refereed |
Yes |
| Date |
February 2022 |
| Publisher |
ACM |
| Publisher DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1145/3490149.3501323 |
| Official URL |
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3490149.3501323 |
| Depositing User |
Dr. Jasmin Niess
|
| Date Deposited |
15 Mar 2022 21:05 |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 17:48 |
| URI: |
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/266022 |
Gapeau: Enhancing the Sense of Distance to Others
with a Head-Mounted Sensor
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