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

Shuchang Xu; Xiaofu Jin; Wenshuo Zhang; Huamin Qu; Yukang Yan

doi:10.1145/3746059.3747791

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

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

arXiv DOI 出版方

2025年份

4被引次数

1顶会引用

摘要

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).