Improving immersive experiences for visitors with sensory impairments to the aquarium of the pacific

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Improving immersive experiences for visitors with sensory impairments to the aquarium of the pacific

O'Conaill, B; Provan, J; Schubel, J; Hajas, D; Obrist, M; Corenthy, L; (2020) Improving immersive experiences for visitors with sensory impairments to the aquarium of the pacific. In: CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, New York, NY, USA: Honolulu, HI, USA. Green open access

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Abstract

This case study describes the development of a mid-air haptic solution to enhance the immersive experience of visitors who are deaf, blind or wheelchair users to the Aquarium of the Pacific's movie theatre. During the project we found that adding a sense of touch, using an innovative ultrasound technology, to an immersive experience can improve the sense of engagement users have with the content, and can help to improve agreement with the topics presented. We present guidelines on the design of haptic sensations. By describing how this project took place within the tight timelines of a commercial deployment, we hope to encourage more organisations to do similar work.

Type:	Proceedings paper
Title:	Improving immersive experiences for visitors with sensory impairments to the aquarium of the pacific
Event:	CHI '20: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ISBN-13:	9781450368193
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI:	10.1145/3334480.3375214
Publisher version:	https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3375214
Language:	English
Additional information:	This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification:	UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10112548