Abstract
Assistive navigation system for visually impaired persons (VIPs) mainly focuses on wayfinding and obstacle detection. Previous work on running navigation for VIPs is limited with less users' perspective. We created the running guide, a pair of wearable glasses based on the insights from user research, enabling visually impaired (VI) runners to navigate the running route and finish the marathon more independently and confidently. Our system provides two types of feedback: (1) spatial 3D auditory feedback from different sources telling the VI runners the right direction; (2) vibrotactile feedback that simulates vibrations when runners run to the boundary of the virtual running track we set before the marathon. We discuss our interaction design and hardware implementation, as well as the social meaning to the visually impaired persons.
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