Meaningful social interaction is vital to well-being, yet Blind and Low Vision (BLV) individuals face persistent barriers when collaborating with sighted peers due to inaccessible visual cues. While most wearable assistive technologies emphasize individual tasks, smart glasses introduce opportunities for real-time, contextual support in social settings. To explore how smart glasses affect interpersonal dynamics and support inclusion in mixed-vision groups, we developed a smart glasses-based system, CollabLens, as a technology probe and employed it in four workshop sessions. We found that smart glasses can meaningfully support inclusive collaboration through expanding BLV participants' assistive networks with more flexible, independent access to visual information. While sighted participants viewed smart glasses as a promising medium that fosters interpersonal connection, they revealed uncertainty in adapting their helping behaviors. We concluded by discussing and synthesizing challenges and opportunities for designing smart glasses that provide seamless interaction experiences and enhance reciprocal mixed-vision social inclusion.
翻译:有意义的社交互动对幸福感至关重要,但盲人与低视力(BLV)个体在与明眼同伴协作时,常因难以获取视觉线索而面临持续性障碍。尽管大多数可穿戴辅助技术侧重于个体任务,智能眼镜为社交场景中的实时情境支持创造了新可能。为探究智能眼镜如何影响混合视觉群体的人际动态并促进包容性,我们以技术探针形式开发了基于智能眼镜的CollabLens系统,并在四次工作坊中展开应用。研究发现,智能眼镜能通过拓展BLV参与者的辅助网络(提供更灵活、独立的视觉信息获取方式)有效支持包容性协作。明眼参与者虽将智能眼镜视为促进人际联结的媒介载体,但其在调整自身助人行为上存在不确定性。我们最终通过讨论与综合,提出了设计无缝交互体验、增强混合视觉社会双向包容性的智能眼镜所面临的挑战与机遇。