@article{ref1,
title="Experimental evaluation of multi-scale tactile maps created with SIM, a web app for indoor map authoring",
journal="ACM transactions on accessible computing",
year="2023",
author="Trinh, Viet and Manduchi, Roberto and Giudice, Nicholas A.",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="1-26",
abstract="In this article, we introduce Semantic Interior Mapology (SIM), a web app that allows anyone to quickly trace the floor plan of a building, generating a vectorized representation that can be automatically converted into a tactile map at the desired scale. The design of SIM is informed by a focus group with seven blind participants. Maps generated by SIM at two different scales have been tested by a user study with 10 participants, who were asked to perform a number of tasks designed to ascertain the spatial knowledge acquired through map exploration. These tasks included cross-map pointing and path finding, and determination of turn direction/walker orientation during imagined path traversal. By and large, participants were able to successfully complete the tasks, suggesting that these types of maps could be useful for pre-journey spatial learning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-7228",
doi="10.1145/3590775",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3590775"
}