TY - GEN
T1 - Functionality versus Inconspicuousness
T2 - 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2020
AU - M.p. Hoogsteen, Karst
AU - A. Osinga, Sjoukje
AU - L.p.a. Steenbekkers, Bea
AU - F.a. Szpiro, Sarit
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Owner/Author.
PY - 2020/10/26
Y1 - 2020/10/26
N2 - Recent advances in smart glasses technologies bare tremendous potential for people with low vision. In particular, the use of optical-see through smart glasses has been gaining momentum in the field. We examined how these devices are perceived by low vision people and factors that might influence their wide-scale adoption. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 low vision participants. We asked participants about desired functionalities, aesthetics (including wearing in public versus in private), preferred interaction mode, and willingness to carry support devices for increased functionality. We found that the majority of participants in this study preferred a compact device that looks most similar to a normal pair of glasses, preferred buttons as an inconspicuous mode of interaction, and are willing to carry support devices up to the size of a tablet to increase the functionality of the device. Our results underscore the importance of striking a balance between functionality and aspects such as inconspicuousness in terms of both aesthetics and device interaction, and inform further development of this promising technology.
AB - Recent advances in smart glasses technologies bare tremendous potential for people with low vision. In particular, the use of optical-see through smart glasses has been gaining momentum in the field. We examined how these devices are perceived by low vision people and factors that might influence their wide-scale adoption. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 low vision participants. We asked participants about desired functionalities, aesthetics (including wearing in public versus in private), preferred interaction mode, and willingness to carry support devices for increased functionality. We found that the majority of participants in this study preferred a compact device that looks most similar to a normal pair of glasses, preferred buttons as an inconspicuous mode of interaction, and are willing to carry support devices up to the size of a tablet to increase the functionality of the device. Our results underscore the importance of striking a balance between functionality and aspects such as inconspicuousness in terms of both aesthetics and device interaction, and inform further development of this promising technology.
KW - Low vision
KW - augmented reality
KW - head-mounted display
KW - smart glasses
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096972568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3418012
DO - https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3418012
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - ASSETS 2020 - 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
BT - ASSETS 2020 - 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Y2 - 26 October 2020 through 28 October 2020
ER -