ArticlePloS one2019
An augmented reality sign-reading assistant for users with reduced vision.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A feasibility study of Augmented Reality Intervention for Safety Education for farm parents and children.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Medicine Drug Name Detection Based Object Recognition Using Augmented Reality.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- SAR.IoT: Secured Augmented Reality for IoT Devices Management.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Applications of augmented reality in ophthalmology [Invited].Biomedical optics express · 2021Review
- Augmented Reality in Ophthalmology: Applications and Challenges.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Navigational aid use by individuals with visual impairments.Journal on technology and persons with disabilities : ... Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference · 2020Article
- Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Ophthalmology: A Contemporary Prospective.Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
People typically rely heavily on visual information when finding their way to unfamiliar locations. For individuals with reduced vision, there are a variety of navigational tools available to assist with this task if needed. However, for wayfinding in unfamiliar indoor environments the applicability of existing tools is limited. One potential approach to assist with this task is to enhance visual information about the location and content of existing signage in the environment. With this aim, we developed a prototype software application, which runs on a consumer head-mounted augmented reality (AR) device, to assist visually impaired users with sign-reading. The sign-reading assistant identifies real-world text (e.g., signs and room numbers) on command, highlights the text location, converts it to high contrast AR lettering, and optionally reads the content aloud via text-to-speech. We assessed the usability of this application in a behavioral experiment. Participants with simulated visual impairment were asked to locate a particular office within a hallway, either with or without AR assistance (referred to as the AR group and control group, respectively). Subjective assessments indicated that participants in the AR group found the application helpful for this task, and an analysis of walking paths indicated that these participants took more direct routes compared to the control group. However, participants in the AR group also walked more slowly and took more time to complete the task than the control group. The results point to several specific future goals for usability and system performance in AR-based assistive tools.
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