The Ambient Horn: Designing a novel audio-based learning experience

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 177-183

  Randell, Cliff ^a   Price, Sara ^b   Rogers, Yvonne ^c   Harris, Eric ^b   Fitzpatrick, Geraldine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audio based learning; Augmented reality; Mobile learning; Pervasive computing

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED REALITY; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

AUDIO-BASED; CHILDREN LEARNING; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; HABITAT DISTRIBUTION; HAND HELD DEVICE; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; MOBILE LEARNING; NON-SPEECH AUDIO;

MOTION COMPENSATION;

EID: 43049183827     PISSN: 16174909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00779-004-0275-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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