Papers by aparajita marathe
There has been a vast advancement in Computer Vision since its inception and it has been used for... more There has been a vast advancement in Computer Vision since its inception and it has been used for the ease and betterment of the visually impaired. In this paper, we propose a bus number recognition system which will assist the visually impaired to board the correct bus. The proposed work will be deployed on bus stops. It will consist of a camera, a processing unit and speakers. Once a bus is detected, the visually impaired will be notified that a bus is approaching through constant beeps. The video feed will be further processed and ultimately the bus number and the destination of the bus will be announced through the speakers. The buses in Maharashtra have bus numbers displayed in Devanagari script. Hence we store templates corresponding to the Devanagari bus numbers in the database. Various cities use different scripts, thus by changing the database of templates this system can adapt accordingly.
Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020
In this paper we describe the design and evaluation of The Next Fairy Tale (TNFT) VR, a theatrica... more In this paper we describe the design and evaluation of The Next Fairy Tale (TNFT) VR, a theatrical interactive storytelling system created in virtual reality and informed by performing arts theories. TNFT was designed to produce opportunities for interactors to experience role-taking and character identification using design principles drawn from actor training and theatrical performance. We report the results of a pilot qualitative study of interactors using TNFT to explore the elements of the design that supported or hindered roleplaying behavior. We identify four design patterns that supported roleplaying in the system: (1) using explicit roles to set player expectations, (2) embracing the "mask and the mirror" effect, (3) attending to visual and interactional details, and (4) easing the player gently into the roleplaying experience. These patterns speak to a broader need to support roleplay through explicit scaffolding of desired player behaviors in digital narrative experiences.
International Journal of Computer Applications, 2015
There has been a vast advancement in Computer Vision since its inception and it has been used for... more There has been a vast advancement in Computer Vision since its inception and it has been used for the ease and betterment of the visually impaired. In this paper, we propose a bus number recognition system which will assist the visually impaired to board the correct bus. The proposed work will be deployed on bus stops. It will consist of a camera, a processing unit and speakers. Once a bus is detected, the visually impaired will be notified that a bus is approaching through constant beeps. The video feed will be further processed and ultimately the bus number and the destination of the bus will be announced through the speakers. The buses in Maharashtra have bus numbers displayed in Devanagari script. Hence we store templates corresponding to the Devanagari bus numbers in the database. Various cities use different scripts, thus by changing the database of templates this system can adapt accordingly.
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Papers by aparajita marathe