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Omid Rajabi

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arXiv2026

Effects of Auditory Information for People With Visual Impairments in Highly Automated Vehicles

Automated vehicles promise to improve accessibility and access to personal mobility for everyone. However, their design and current research trends in visualizing relevant information do not reflect this commitment to accessibility for users with visual impairments. Therefore, we designed and implemented a visual and auditory communication concept for people with visual impairments seated inside fully automated vehicles. Furthermore, in an online video-based study (N=35, 12 with visual impairments), we compared three levels of auditory information communication: low (safety-relevant information only), medium (additionally including vehicle control and route updates), and high (additionally including sightseeing and destination information). Results showed that trust and user experience significantly improved with additional information, with a corresponding, albeit less robust, effect on perceived safety. However, they also revealed that a potential information saturation was reached with medium information. Our work helps to improve the accessibility of automated vehicles by guiding designers towards adequate information communication.

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arXiv2024

DungeonMaker: Embedding Tangible Creation and Destruction in Hybrid Board Games through Personal Fabrication Technology

Hybrid board games (HBGs) augment their analog origins digitally (e.g., through apps) and are an increasingly popular pastime activity. Continuous world and character development and customization, known to facilitate engagement in video games, remain rare in HBGs. If present, they happen digitally or imaginarily, often leaving physical aspects generic. We developed DungeonMaker, a fabrication-augmented HBG bridging physical and digital game elements: 1) the setup narrates a story and projects a digital game board onto a laser cutter; 2) DungeonMaker assesses player-crafted artifacts; 3) DungeonMaker's modified laser head senses and moves player- and non-player figures, and 4) can physically damage figures. An evaluation (n=4x3) indicated that DungeonMaker provides an engaging experience, may support players' connection to their figures, and potentially spark novices' interest in fabrication. DungeonMaker provides a rich constellation to play HBGs by blending aspects of craft and automation to couple the physical and digital elements of an HBG tightly.

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