Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• When Audio Is Enough: Design-Tradeoffs in Multi-Story MR Navigation

  Bilgehan Cagiltay, Selim Balcisoy (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI '26 exploratory study asks when an augmented-reality navigation aid can rely on audio alone. The authors argue that visual-first MR interfaces impose extra cognitive load and attention tunneling in high-stakes, cognitively demanding settings…

  • mixed reality
  • audio augmented reality
  • spatial audio
  • indoor navigation
  • wayfinding
  • situational awareness
  • cognitive load
  • attention tunneling
  • blind and low vision
  • multimodal interaction
  • non-visual navigation
  • first responders