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Branch Explorer: Leveraging Branching Narratives to Support Interactive 360° Video Viewing for Blind and Low Vision Users

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Figure 1: Branch Explorer transforms 360° videos into branching narratives-stories that dynamically unfold based on viewer choices-to create an engaging experience for blind and low vision (BLV) users.It employs a multi-modal machine learning pipeline to generate diverse narrative paths, enabling BLV users to make choices at key branching points and explore each storyline through immersive audio guidance.The figure shows the 360° video HELP (available at: https://youtu.be/G-XZhKqQAHU).

Source: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST)

DOI: 10.1145/3746059.3747791

Authors: Shuchang Xu, Xiaofu Jin, Wenshuo Zhang, Huamin Qu, Yukang Yan

Institutions: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Rochester

Language: English

Topic: Digital Accessibility for Disabilities

Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4414711124

FWCI: 5.755

Cites: 70

Cited by: 4

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