Envisioning Audio Augmented Reality in Everyday Life
Fuente:
arXiv
Gespeichert in:
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Preprint |
| Veröffentlicht: |
2026
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| _version_ | 1866911405765033984 |
|---|---|
| author | Tran, Tram Thi Minh Yoo, Soojeong Weidlich, Oliver Cao, Yidan Yu, Xinyan Cheng, Xin Ye, Yin Gulbransen-Diaz, Natalia Parker, Callum |
| author_facet | Tran, Tram Thi Minh Yoo, Soojeong Weidlich, Oliver Cao, Yidan Yu, Xinyan Cheng, Xin Ye, Yin Gulbransen-Diaz, Natalia Parker, Callum |
| contents | While visual augmentation dominates the augmented reality landscape, devices like Meta Ray-Ban audio smart glasses signal growing industry movement toward audio augmented reality (AAR). Hearing is a primary channel for sensing context, anticipating change, and navigating social space, yet AAR's everyday potential remains underexplored. We address this gap through a collaborative autoethnography (N=5, authoring) and an online survey (N=74). We identify ten roles for AAR, grouped into three categories: task- and utility-oriented, emotional and social, and perceptual collaborator. These roles are further layered with a rhythmic and embodied collaborator framing, mapping them onto micro-, meso-, and macro-rhythms of everyday life. Our analysis surfaces nuanced tensions, such as blocking distractions without erasing social presence, highlighting the need for context-aware design. This paper contributes a foundational and forward-looking framework for AAR in everyday life, providing design groundwork for systems attuned to daily routines, sensory engagement, and social expectations. |
| format | Preprint |
| id |
arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2601_21271 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2026 |
| record_format | arxiv |
| spellingShingle | Envisioning Audio Augmented Reality in Everyday Life Tran, Tram Thi Minh Yoo, Soojeong Weidlich, Oliver Cao, Yidan Yu, Xinyan Cheng, Xin Ye, Yin Gulbransen-Diaz, Natalia Parker, Callum Human-Computer Interaction While visual augmentation dominates the augmented reality landscape, devices like Meta Ray-Ban audio smart glasses signal growing industry movement toward audio augmented reality (AAR). Hearing is a primary channel for sensing context, anticipating change, and navigating social space, yet AAR's everyday potential remains underexplored. We address this gap through a collaborative autoethnography (N=5, authoring) and an online survey (N=74). We identify ten roles for AAR, grouped into three categories: task- and utility-oriented, emotional and social, and perceptual collaborator. These roles are further layered with a rhythmic and embodied collaborator framing, mapping them onto micro-, meso-, and macro-rhythms of everyday life. Our analysis surfaces nuanced tensions, such as blocking distractions without erasing social presence, highlighting the need for context-aware design. This paper contributes a foundational and forward-looking framework for AAR in everyday life, providing design groundwork for systems attuned to daily routines, sensory engagement, and social expectations. |
| title | Envisioning Audio Augmented Reality in Everyday Life |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21271 |