Troyoculus: An Augmented Reality System to Improve Reading Capabilities of Night-Blind People

Our goal in this project was to develop an augmented reality system, called Troyoculus, to help night-blind people improve their reading capabilities. We developed two prototypes, one based on Oculus Rift and other based on a smartphone. We tested both prototypes using three variables: distance betw...

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Published inAmbient Assisted Living. ICT-based Solutions in Real Life Situations pp. 16 - 28
Main Authors Fernandez, Adrián, Fernandez, Paul, López, Gustavo, Calderón, Marta, Guerrero, Luis A.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 2015
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Subjects
Augmented reality
Head-mounted displays
Night-blind
Vision enhancement
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ISBN3319264095
9783319264097
ISSN0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-26410-3_3

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Summary:Our goal in this project was to develop an augmented reality system, called Troyoculus, to help night-blind people improve their reading capabilities. We developed two prototypes, one based on Oculus Rift and other based on a smartphone. We tested both prototypes using three variables: distance between the subject and the reading target, amount of light in the reading area, and font size. Two subjects participated in the testing. Results show an average improvement of at least 6 % points in reading performance and a maximum improvement of 43 % points using Oculus Rift at 12 lux. Test results of both prototypes were better than when subjects were not using any device.
ISBN:3319264095
9783319264097
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-26410-3_3