Large displays and stereopsis have been shown to improve performance in several virtual navigation tasks. In the present research, we sought to determine whether wayfinding could benefit from these factors. Participants were tested in a virtual town. There were three viewing conditions: a desktop, a large screen, and a large screen on which the virtual environment was viewed in three dimensions...

Wayfinding ability in older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is progressively impaired due to ageing and deterioration of cognitive domains. Usually, the sense of direction is deteriorated as visuospatial and spatial cognition are associated with the sensory acuity. Therefore, navigation systems that support only visual interactions may not be appropriate in case of AD. This paper presents ...

This thesis explores collaborative route planning for pedestrians, where the users’s experience with the system and with the suggested routes augment the route planning for other users. I describe a technique for sharing experiences between groups of users that share some common characteristics. The technique is demonstrated with an experimental application running on Smartphones and PDAs. The ...

Effective indoor wayfinding in the event of an emergency is key to guaranteeing safe and timely evacuation. However, despite increasing number evacuation studies, only a limited focus on influence architectural elements. Through virtual reality experiment, we create link between human factors design by exploring interior wall transparency, starting points, landmarks. Our findings show that tran...