Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study aims to restructure a location-aware audio guide mobile application designed for urban walking tours. Traditional points of interest-based geofencing, which triggers automatic guide delivery as users approach specific locations, struggle to provide continuous and consistent storytelling in areas with limited notable spots, thereby diminishing tourist experiences. To address this challenge, we propose a hierarchical geofencing framework that forms the basis for seamless audio guide experiences through scale-based feature switching and the definition of story serialization rules. In addition, this study proposes geofence-to-conversation techniques utilizing text-to-speech engines and large language models to dynamically adapt guide document resources to dynamic tourists’ movements. A demonstration conducted in a historic urban park area highlighted that the guide generation time in both English and Japanese guide modes is significantly shorter than playback duration, confirming technical feasibility for seamless regional storytelling. Furthermore, we define metrics such as starting time errors, ending time errors, undelivered time to evaluate the real-time performance of location-aware audio guide applications. The experimental results demonstrate effective strategies for geofence configuration and operations, enhancing user experiences in our generative audio tours. This intelligent guide approach, designed for complex urban environments, is expected to enrich tourism and foster regional learning.
Source: Urban Informatics
Institution: Akita University
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: まち歩きを対象としたデータ駆動型地域づくりのためのGPS軌跡分節化手法の研究, Development and Demonstration of Design Principles for Balancing Safety and Technological Advancement in Mobile Human Navigation, G3654450321, G4346571415, A Study on Egocentric Optimization Methods for Visual Design, Reconstructing map literacy in a digital society, Research on a Learning Environment based on Synchronized Heterogeneous Devices for Collaborative Learning between Young Students and Seniors in Regional Education
OpenAlex ID: W4405689615