I-ball: A programmable sporting aid for children with a visual impairment to play soccer

Surya P.N. Singh, Paul E.I. Pounds, Hanna Kurniawati

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Abstract

The Interactive Ball ("I-Ball") is a programmable tonal soccer ball that varies its output based on measurements from an inertial sensor. As a sporting aid for children with blindness and low-vision it makes participation in team sports more accessible without a conspicuous constant tone and in a manner the provides information when stationary. The paper presents the design rationale of the system. Exploitative evaluation with visually impaired users indicates that the encoded information provides utility, but also that noise and wind are complicating external factors that can limit perceptual range.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUniversal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publicationDesign Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion - 7th Int. Conf., UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag Italia
Pages584-591
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783642391873
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 21 Jul 201326 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume8009 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period21/07/1326/07/13

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