Researchers have proposed a wide range of categorization schemes in order to characterize the space of VR locomotion techniques. In a previous work, a typology of VR locomotion techniques was ...proposed, introducing motion-based, roomscale-based, controller-based, and teleportation-based types of VR locomotion. The fact that (i) the proposed typology is used widely and makes a significant research impact in the field and (ii) the VR locomotion field is a considerably active research field, creates the need for this typology to be up-to-date and valid. Therefore, the present study builds on this previous work, and the typology’s consistency is investigated through a systematic literature review. Altogether, 42 articles were included in this literature review, eliciting 80 instances of 10 VR locomotion techniques. The results indicated that current typology cannot cover teleportation-based techniques enabled by motion (e.g., gestures and gazes). Therefore, the typology was updated, and a new type was added: “motion-based teleporting.”
Design for motivation constitutes a design practice that focuses on the activation of human motives to perform an action. There is an increasing need to design motivational and engaging mechanisms ...for voluntary systems, such as innovation platforms, where user participation is a key target. When designing for motivation, a challenge of the early design phases is the selection of appropriate design tool and strategy. The current work presents a design tool, namely DEMO (DEsign for MOtivation), and evaluates its design process. The tool provides multidisciplinary teams with a user-centred, structured method to ideate and ultimately develop a consistent design plan to engage the users of innovation platforms. The evaluation study analysed the tool’s contribution to the design of motivational innovation platforms, utilising three data collection methods: a protocol analysis, interviews and questionnaires. The results discuss the experiences of 32 users with the development of motivation concepts, the group and the user activities, as well as their creativity aspects. Structured processes and the use of artefacts were found to be productive practices in the early design phases. The results also highlight the importance of multidisciplinary and user-centred teams that can enhance collaboration and communication during the design processes.
This research presents a mobile augmented reality (MAR) travel guide, named CorfuAR, which supports personalized recommendations. We report the development process and devise a theoretical model that ...explores the adoption of MAR applications through their emotional impact. A field study on Corfu visitors (n=105) shows that the functional properties of CorfuAR evoke feelings of pleasure and arousal, which, in turn, influence the behavioral intention of using it. This is the first study that empirically validates the relation between functional system properties, user emotions, and adoption behavior. The paper discusses also the theoretical and managerial implications of our study.
This study builds on the innovation management and organizational knowledge networks to examine the user interactions in an intra‐organizational innovation platform of a Norwegian telecommunications ...operator, as well as the influence of user interactions on idea development. Although current studies mainly focus on user interactions and idea quality in innovation processes, little attention has been paid to the layered nature of user interactions that impact on idea development. Data from an intra‐organizational innovation platform, called Explorathon, was used in an exploratory study, with a mixed‐methods approach. For 10 days, 3200 employees posted 390 ideas, with 1435 comments. Results show that employees communicated through the innovation platform with 11 interaction types, eight contribution types and three collaboration types. The findings demonstrate that diverse platform interactions coexist and have a diverse impact on ideas. The authors suggest three types of contribution qualities—passive, efficient and balanced—that reflect the degree of meaningful interactions around an idea. The contribution qualities are only indicative of the content of interactions and they complement other evaluation metrics of the innovation platform. The findings also suggest that the user roles of idea contributors and platform moderators or facilitators are significant in maintaining interactions and weighted contributions over time. The study has implications both for research and practice.
Smart Tourism in Cities Boletsis, Costas; Chasanidou, Dimitra
Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference,
06/2018
Conference Proceeding
Audio augmented reality (AR) allows for the simultaneous perception of the real environment and a virtual audio overlay. This is especially important in a mobile use context, where users should be ...continuously aware of their surroundings, such as in the case of urban tourism, when tourists explore foreign cities and their tourist sights. In this work, we investigate the design and implementation of audio AR systems in urban tourism. Our prototype, called AudioNear, is designed to support tourists' exploration of open, urban environments while providing speech-based information about surrounding tourist sights, based on the users' location. At this stage, we present the design concept of AudioNear, its hardware implementation and the first usability feedback. Overall, the study indicated the promising potential of audio AR for providing informative tourist services and engaging experiences.
Audio augmented reality (AR) has a long research tradition in the tourism industry. Audio AR tour guides for urban environments provide location-based, auditory information about nearby sights, ...minimising distractions from interacting with mobile devices and enabling users to focus on their new surroundings. In this work, we present the design, development, and usability evaluation of AudioTransit, an audio AR tour guide using the public transport network for exploring urban tourist sites with which we investigate the design and implementation of audio AR systems in tourism. Overall, the study indicates very good usability and an altogether positive acceptance of the concept of audio AR in public transport for tourism purposes.
This paper presents the results of an ongoing qualitative study with employees working with innovation in a Scandinavian company. Using Design Thinking as an approach, the paper analyses how ...different tools are used to initiate innovation processes. Issues like innovation drivers, team structure, creativity, information flow among teams, usefulness and challenges of using the methods and tools are discussed. The role of different design tools in innovation processes opens the discussion for possible future directions. The results suggest that many methods and tools could generate value in regards with the innovation processes, while there are many challenges that need to be considered. The findings could be beneficial primarily for companies that facilitate DT methods, designers, developers, managers and other involved members in innovation activities could gain insights on how to implement DT methods and tools.
This paper presents the results of an ongoing qualitative study with employees working with innovation in a Scandinavian company. Using Design Thinking as an approach, the paper analyses how ...different tools are used to initiate innovation processes. Issues like innovation drivers, team structure, creativity, information flow among teams, usefulness and challenges of using the methods and tools are discussed. The role of different design tools in innovation processes opens the discussion for possible future directions. The results suggest that many methods and tools could generate value in regards with the innovation processes, while there are many challenges that need to be considered. The findings could be beneficial primarily for companies that facilitate DT methods, designers, developers, managers and other involved members in innovation activities could gain insights on how to implement DT methods and tools.
This paper presents the results from a qualitative study that examines managers' perspectives on open innovation platform (OIP) selection, focusing on their main criteria, requirements and needs. Six ...managers of a large company were interviewed about their experiences. This paper shows that platform selection is a combination of factors, and the creation of a company culture around OIP is very important in users' minds. Based on the results, we propose a list of selection criteria and dimensions for OIP classification. Selection criteria include ease of access, ease of innovation process, ease of integration and compatibility, as well as cost, fast, secure, differentiation for various user groups and the method of evaluating ideas. These results can be useful to support managers in their decision-making processes when selecting OIPs, in addition to helping platform designers and researchers.
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