Research Checkpoint 2

Since last update, I have been continuing research regarding wayfinding but also looking at other solutions to wayfinding issues and seeing if any of the ideas from those products can be applied to my solution. These parallel studies have some really ingenius ideas that can help round out the main picture of my solution.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disney-mobile-magic/id500000336?mt=8

http://www.22miles.com/products/interactive-wayfinding-digital-signage

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-club-shopping-mall-guide/id400510894?mt=8

Research Checkpoint 1

I have started researching about basic strategies that people use to navigate themselves and have pleasantly surprised by the amount of data on the subject. Many of the common topics include the usage of landmarks along with data about people having difficulty in unfamiliar areas without a map. A few of the studies I have found are included below.

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/204/1/103.short

http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~montello/pubs/human_factors.pdf

http://www.hitl.washington.edu/publications/satalich/home.html