Block Party: Synchronized Planning and Navigation Views for Neighbourhood Expeditions
summary
Compares Google Maps versus a prototype called Block Party through two 2–2.5 hour field studies with 10 participants per study using a homebuying expedition scenario; Google Maps forces sequential view workflows while Block Party offers synchronized map, list and AR views and explicit multi‑point itinerary support. Block Party users make twice as many annotations, switch views less (median switches 30–33 vs 13), use AR to orient before and approaching targets, and score higher on route, survey and landmark spatial tests.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:30Whats in the neighborhood
- 1:03Planning an itinerary
- 1:25Highlevel question
- 1:43Comparison with Google Maps
- 2:35Neighbourhood Expeditions
- 3:01Approach
- 3:32Field Study
- 3:45Scenario
- 4:17Tasks
- 4:37Study Tasks
- 5:42Workflow
- 7:24Block Party
- 7:43Supported Views
- 9:02What makes Block Party different
- 10:38Participants use different views
- 11:59Annotations
- 13:16Molarity Test
- 14:18Future Work
- 15:38Conclusion
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