Abstract
A previous field study concerning electronic navigation aids showed the advantage, in terms of navigational errors, of auditory presentation of route guidance instructions as compared to visual instructions (see W. B. Verwey and W. H. Janssen, 1988). In the present work, an experiment that tries to approach the issue of optimal route instructions in a more controlled environment is reported. Under conditions of severe perceptual-motor load, subjects were to interpret route instructions with slides depicting real-world junctions. The results showed the advantage of verbal over spatial information. No significant effect of presentation modality was found. Implications for presentation of route guidance instructions are given.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Conference Record of papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference (VNIS '89) |
Editors | D.Hugh M. Reekie, E.R. Case, J. Tsai |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 56-60 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 0969231628 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | First Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, VNIS 1989 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 11 Sept 1989 → 13 Sept 1989 Conference number: 1 |
Conference
Conference | First Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, VNIS 1989 |
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Abbreviated title | VNIS 1989 |
Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Toronto |
Period | 11/09/89 → 13/09/89 |