Whom Do You Follow?

ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA), pp. 1–3

Abstract

In this work-in-progress, we strive to combine two wayfinding techniques supporting users in gaining scene knowledge, namely (i) the River Analogy, in which users are considered as boats automatically floating down predefined rivers, e.g., streets in an urban scene, and (ii) virtual pedestrian flows as social cues indirectly guiding users through the scene. In our combined approach, the pedestrian flows function as rivers. To navigate through the scene, users leash themselves to a pedestrian of choice, considered as boat, and are dragged along the flow towards an area of interest. Upon arrival, users can detach themselves to freely explore the site without navigational constraints. We briefly outline our approach, and discuss the results of an initial study focusing on various leashing visualizations.

Authors 4

1. Andrea Bönsch Aachen Visual Computing Institute

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

2. Lukas B. Zimmermann Aachen Department of Computer Science

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Computer Science, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

3. Jonathan Ehret Aachen Visual Computing Institute

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

4. Torsten Kuhlen Aachen Visual Computing Institute

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany