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Main Authors: Kumaran, Radha, Kim, You-Jin, Machniak, Emily, Dirksen, Shane, Yoon, Junhyung, Bullock, Tom, Giesbrecht, Barry, Höllerer, Tobias
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.16805
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author Kumaran, Radha
Kim, You-Jin
Machniak, Emily
Dirksen, Shane
Yoon, Junhyung
Bullock, Tom
Giesbrecht, Barry
Höllerer, Tobias
author_facet Kumaran, Radha
Kim, You-Jin
Machniak, Emily
Dirksen, Shane
Yoon, Junhyung
Bullock, Tom
Giesbrecht, Barry
Höllerer, Tobias
contents Augmented reality (AR) allows virtual information to be presented in the real world, providing support for numerous tasks including search and navigation. Allowing users access to multiple navigation aids may help leverage the benefits of different navigational guidance methods, but may also have negative perceptual and cognitive impacts. In this study, users performed searches for virtual gems within a large-scale augmented environment while choosing to deploy two different navigation aids either independently or simultaneously: world-locked arrows and an on-screen radar. After completing the search, participants were asked to recall objects that may or may not have been present in the scene. The use of navigation aids impacted object recall, with impaired recall of objects in the environment when an aid was switched on. The results point at possible impact factors of object awareness in mobile AR and underscore the potential for adaptable interfaces to support users navigating the physical world.
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spellingShingle Scene Awareness While Using Multiple Navigation Aids in AR Search
Kumaran, Radha
Kim, You-Jin
Machniak, Emily
Dirksen, Shane
Yoon, Junhyung
Bullock, Tom
Giesbrecht, Barry
Höllerer, Tobias
Human-Computer Interaction
Augmented reality (AR) allows virtual information to be presented in the real world, providing support for numerous tasks including search and navigation. Allowing users access to multiple navigation aids may help leverage the benefits of different navigational guidance methods, but may also have negative perceptual and cognitive impacts. In this study, users performed searches for virtual gems within a large-scale augmented environment while choosing to deploy two different navigation aids either independently or simultaneously: world-locked arrows and an on-screen radar. After completing the search, participants were asked to recall objects that may or may not have been present in the scene. The use of navigation aids impacted object recall, with impaired recall of objects in the environment when an aid was switched on. The results point at possible impact factors of object awareness in mobile AR and underscore the potential for adaptable interfaces to support users navigating the physical world.
title Scene Awareness While Using Multiple Navigation Aids in AR Search
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.16805