Brandon Biggs
Engineer
Degrees: MDes, Inclusive Design, OCAD University
BA, Music, CSU East Bay
AA, Music, Foothill College
BA, Music, CSU East Bay
AA, Music, Foothill College
The goal of my research is to create technology for blind individuals that have an amazing user experience. I focus on web applications and building progressive web apps.
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Journal Articles
. (2022). Getting in Touch with Tactile Map Automated Production: Evaluating Impact and Areas for Improvement. Journal On Technology And Persons With Disabilities, 10.
. (2020). Towards Accessible Audio Labeling of 3D Objects. Journal On Technology And Persons With Disabilities, 8.
Conference Papers
. (2022). Evaluation of a Non-Visual Auditory Choropleth and Travel Map Viewer. In International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD) 2022. Virtual: Virtual. Retrieved from PMCID: PMC10010675
. (2022). Non-Visual Access to an Interactive 3D Map. In Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility (ICCHP-AAATE '22).
. (2021). Point and Listen: Bringing a 3D Map to Life with Audio-Based AR. In 6th Annual Frameless XR Symposium.
. (2021). Design and evaluation of an interactive 3D map. In RESNA 2021 Conference.
. (2020). An Audio-Based 3D Spatial Guidance AR System for Blind Users. In 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs.
. (2019). Design and Evaluation of an Audio Game-Inspired Auditory Map Interface. In The 25th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD 2019). Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Presentations/Posters
. (2022). Audiom: an Auditory Web-Based Geographic Map Viewer Showing COVID-19 State Data and a Travel Map. International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD) 2022.
Other Publications
. (2022). Remote Co-Design in the Digital Age. In Handbook of Disability.
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Magic Map
The Magic Map is an interactive 3D map installed at the Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, California. It consists of a 1/100 scale 3D bronze representation of the playground, which includes over seventy play structures organized into multiple play zones and paths. When the tip of the "Magic Wand" tethered to the map is pointed to a specific feature on the map, the name and description of the feature are read aloud in audio. This interactivity makes the map accessible to visitors with visual impairments, and without requiring them to read braille.
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Audiom
Audiom: audiom.net
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A Computer Vision-Based Indoor Wayfinding Tool
The ability to navigate safely and confidently is a fundamental requirement for independent travel and access to many settings such as work, school, shopping, transit and healthcare. Navigation is particularly challenging for people with visual impairments, who have limited ability to see signs, landmarks or maps posted in the environment.
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CamIO
CamIO (short for “Camera Input-Output”) is a system to make physical objects (such as documents, maps, devices and 3D models) accessible to blind and visually impaired persons, by providing real-time audio feedback in response to the location on an object that the user is touching. CamIO...
Contact Information
Email:
brandon.biggs@ski.org
Email:
brandon.biggs@ski.org
Office Phone:
94115
Lab Phone:
94115
Mobile Phone:
94115
Fax:
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