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Comparing physical, automatic and manual map rotation for pedestrian navigation

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Danae Stanton FraserAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '07: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 767 - 776

https://doi.org/10.1145/1240624.1240742

Published: 29 April 2007 Publication History

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It is well-established finding that people find maps easier to use when they are aligned so that "up" on the map corresponds to the user's forward direction. With map-based applications on handheld mobile devices, this forward/up correspondence can be maintained in several ways: the device can be physically rotated within the user's hands or the user can manually operate buttons to digitally rotate the map; alternatively, the map can be rotated automatically using data from an electronic compass. This paper examines all three options. In a field experiment, each method is compared against a baseline north-up condition. The study provides strong evidence that physical rotation is the most effective with applications that present the user with a wider map. The paper concludes with some suggestions for design improvements.

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Comparing physical, automatic and manual map rotation for pedestrian navigation
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms

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DOI:10.1145/1240624

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