HaptiMap project, FP7-ICT-224675

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HaptiMap, Haptic, Audio and Visual Interfaces for Maps and Location Based Services 

 

Current headlines

Winner of the Lund University HaptiMap toolkit student competition announced. The winners are Max Kellner, Fredrik Kvant and David Meyer who created a game that illustrates the usefulness of the non-visual channels in mobile interaction very well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE-C8bRyC7I.

 

Blog post about the HaptiMap context cards: http://mccricks.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/context-is-everything-for-this-card-set/  

 

The iOS HCI Module Demo app passed the review and is now publicly available to download from iTunes. This is the link: http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/haptimap-hci-module-demo/id475296518?mt=8

 

HaptiMap toolkit beta release. The HaptiMap toolkit which provides a simple cross-platform API that abstracts the complexities of

  • dealing with haptic / audio / visual input and output on a cross-platform basis
  • retrieving, storing and manipulating geographic data

behind a simple interface, leaving user interface developers free to concentrate on maximizing the usability and accessibility of their applications.

 

Working with mobile design? Check out our tools for situating user value under Design for Dynamic User Experiences. The Design Tools section contains additional useful information, guidelines, checklists and other tools for simulation and evaluation.

 

Juicy Beats Event guide on iTunes: http://itunes.com/apps/juicybeatsguide  

 

PocketNavigator published. http://www.pocketnavigator.org/

 

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