Evaluation of Assistance Means
We elicited people's conceptualization of turning actions in wayfinding. The theory of wayfinding choremes is based on a seven-direction model (excluding the back-direction) that stems from subjects' sketches of turning situations at intersections. This model has been further refined in an experiment based on the card-sorting paradigm. Here, subjects had to group icons depicting turning situations however they felt it to be appropriate. A cluster analysis lead to the depicted direction model for turning actions.
Currently, we perform a study that compares different kinds of maps in a wayfinding study. This will result in further information with respect to the different maps' performances. We expect to see results in favor of schematic maps.
Currently, we perform a study that compares different kinds of maps in a wayfinding study. This will result in further information with respect to the different maps' performances. We expect to see results in favor of schematic maps.
Main Publications:
Klippel, A., Dewey, C., Knauff, M., Richter, K.-F., Montello, R. D., Freksa, C., and Loeliger, E.-A. (2004). Direction Concepts in Wayfinding Assistance Systems. In J. Baus, C. Kray, and R. Porzel (Eds.), Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Mobile Systems (AIMS'04), pp. 1-8. SFB 378 Memo 84, Saarbrücken.
Klippel, A. (2003). Wayfinding Choremes. In W. Kuhn, M. Worboys, and S. Timpf (Eds.), Spatial Information Theory: Foundations of Geographic Information Science. Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 320-334. Springer, Berlin.
