Introducing AV-Sketch: An Immersive Participatory Design Tool for Automated Vehicle-Passenger Interaction

Ashratuz Zavin Asha, Mark Colley, Sharifa Sultana, Ehud Sharlin

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Abstract

In the emerging automated vehicle (AV)-passenger interaction domain, there is no agreed-upon set of methods to design early concepts. Non-designers may find it challenging to brainstorm interfaces for unfamiliar technology like AVs. Therefore, we explore using an immersive virtual environment to enable expert and non-expert designers to actively participate in the design phases. We built AV-Sketch, an in-situ (on-site) simulator that allows the creation of automotive interfaces while being immersed in VR depicting diverse AV-passenger interactions. At first, we conducted a participatory design study (N=15) by utilizing PICTIVE (Plastic Interface for Collaborative Technology) to conceptualize human-machine interfaces for AV passengers. The findings led to the design of AV-Sketch, which we tested in a design session (N=10), assessing users' design experiences. Overall, participants felt more engaged and confident with the in-situ experience, enabling better contextualization of design ideas in real-world scenarios, with improved spatial considerations and dynamic aspects of in-vehicle interfaces.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, AutomotiveUI 2024 - Main Proceedings
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages83-93
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9798400705106
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 22 2024
Event16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, AutomotiveUI 2024 - Stanford, United States
Duration: Sep 22 2024Sep 25 2024

Publication series

Name16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, AutomotiveUI 2024 - Main Proceedings

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, AutomotiveUI 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityStanford
Period9/22/249/25/24

Keywords

  • Automated vehicle
  • participatory design
  • VR design tool

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software
  • Automotive Engineering

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