Literature Reviews

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

• Direct or Immersive? Comparing Smartphone-based Museum Guide Systems for Blind Visitors

  Xiyue Wang, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Giorgia Masoero, Chieko Asakawa (2024) — Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents the first direct comparison of two smartphone-based museum guide paradigms for blind visitors: a "direct" system using turn-by-turn navigation with VoiceOver-controlled audio descriptions, and an "immersive" system using spatializ…

  • museum accessibility
  • blindness
  • indoor navigation
  • spatialized audio
  • screen readers
  • tactile exhibits
  • audio description
  • assistive technology