Spatialised auditory and visual cues were delivered via a wearable interface – Google Glass – and a Bone Conduction Headset to aid a search task. The aim of the study was determine which of the cues – auditory, visual or a combination of the two – would lead a user to a target in the shortest time with a minimal demand on the user’s attention. The results demonstrate that the static visual cue performed the best. The static auditory cue displayed a good level of usability and intuitiveness, especially when no visual cue was provided alongside. Our findings demonstrate that there is significant value in providing auditory or visual cues to aid a search task without inhibiting environmental awareness.

Authors: Barde, Amit; Ward, Matt; Lindeman, Robert; Billinghurst, Mark
Affiliations: Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland; University of Canterbury; HIT Lab NZ; University of South Australia(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: 2020 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality (August 2020)
Paper Number: 2-5
Publication Date: August 13, 2020 Import into BibTeX
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