Evaluation of Mobile Augmented Reality Application for Building Evacuation
Evaluation of Mobile Augmented Reality Application for Building Evacuation
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建筑疏散移动增强现实应用评估
DOI：
10.29007/7jch
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
Sharad Sharma
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作者：
James Stigall;Sharad Sharma
建筑物居住者必须知道如何正确地退出建筑物，如果需要的话。了解适当的疏散程序可以消除（或减少）现有灾难中发生的伤亡风险。增强现实（AR）作为教学和培训工具越来越受到追捧，因为它提供了一种可视化和交互能力，可以吸引学习者的注意力，并增强学习者保留所学内容的能力。利用AR提供的可视化和交互能力以及紧急疏散培训的需求，本文探讨了移动的AR应用程序（MARA），该应用程序旨在帮助用户在紧急情况下疏散建筑物，如建筑物火灾，主动射击，地震和类似情况。MARA是使用Unity和Vuforia为基于Android的设备构建的。其特点包括使用智能标志（即视觉提示，以引导用户到出口），以帮助用户撤离建筑物。除其他外，本文讨论了MARA的实施和评估，通过用户研究，利用技术接受模型（TAM）和系统可用性量表（SUS）框架。结果表明，参与者的意见，MARA是既可用和有效地帮助用户疏散建筑物。
Building occupants must know how to properly exit a building should the need ever arise. Being aware of appropriate evacuation procedures eliminates (or reduces) the risk of injury and death occurring during an existing catastrophe. Augmented reality (AR) is increasingly being sought after as a teaching and training tool because it offers a visualization and interaction capability that captures the learner’s attention and enhances the learner’s capacity to retain what was learned. Utilizing the visualization and interaction capability that AR offers and the need for emergency evacuation training, this paper explores mobile AR application (MARA) constructed to help users evacuate a building in the event of an emergency such as a building fire, active shooter, earthquake, and similar circumstances. The MARA was built for Android-based devices using Unity and Vuforia. Its features include the use of intelligent signs (i.e. visual cues to guide users to the exits) to help users evacuate a building. Inter alia, this paper discusses the MARA’s implementation and its evaluation through a user study utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the System Usability Scale (SUS) frameworks. The results demonstrate the participants’ opinions that the MARA is both usable and effective in helping users evacuate a building.