1985 Concept Paper: (Jump To: Concept Research Publications Applied & Technical Publications )
Loomis, J. M. (1985). Digital map and navigation system for the visually impaired. Unpublished paper, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, July 25, 1985.
Basic Research Publications: (Jump To: Concept Research Publications Applied & Technical Publications )
Loomis, J. M., & Klatzky, R. L. (2007). Functional equivalence of spatial representations from vision, touch and hearing: Relevance for sensory substitution. In J. Rieser, D., Ashmead, F. Ebner, & A. Corn (Eds.), Blindness, brain plasticity and spatial function (pp. 155-184). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Avraamides, M., Klatzky, R. L., Loomis, J. M., & Golledge, R. G. (2004). Use of cognitive vs. perceptual heading during imagined locomotion depends on response mode. Psychological Science, 15, 403-408.
Avraamides, M., Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., & Golledge, R. G. (2004). Functional equivalence of spatial representations derived from vision and language: Evidence from allocentric judgments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition, 30, 801-814.
Klatzky, R. L., Lippa, Y., Loomis, J. M., & Golledge, R. G. (2003). Encoding, learning, and spatial updating of multiple object locations specified by 3-D sound, spatial language, and vision. Experimental Brain Research, 149, 48-61. (274K pdf)
Klatzky, R. L., Lippa, Y., Loomis, J. M., & Golledge, R. G. (2002). Learning directions of objects specified by vision, spatial audition, or auditory spatial language. Learning and Memory 9: 364-367.
Loomis, J. M., Lippa, Y., Klatzky, R. L., & Golledge, R. G. (2002). Spatial updating of locations specified by 3-D sound and spatial language. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 28(2): 335-345.
Klatzky, R. L., & Loomis, J. M., (2000). Human navigation in the absence of visual input. State-of-the-art lecture. International Congress of Psychology, Sweden.
Loomis, J. M., & Klatzky, R. L. 1999). Auditory distance perception in real, virtual, and mixed environments. First International Symposium on Mixed Reality, Yokohama, Japan.
Klatzky, R. L., Beall, A. C., Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., & Philbeck, J. W. (1999). Human navigation ability: Tests of the encoding-error model of path integration. Spatial Cognition and Computation 1: 31-65.
Loomis, J. M., & Klatzky, R. L. (1998). Assessing auditory distance perception using perceptually directed action. Perception & Psychophysics 60: 966-980.
Chance, S. S., Gaunet, F., Beall, A. C., & Loomis, J. M. (1998).Locomotion mode affects the updating of objects encountered during travel,The contribution of vestibular and proprioceptive inputs to path integration. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 7(2): 168-178.
Klatzky, R. L., Loomis, J. M., Beall, A. C., Chance, S. S. & Golledge, R. G. (1998). Spatial updating of self-position and orientation during real, imagined, and virtual locomotion. Psychological Science 9(4): 293-298.
Klatzky, R. L., Loomis, J. M., & Golledge, R. G. . (1997). Encoding spatial representations through nonvisually guided locomotion: Tests of human path integration. The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Advances in Research and Theory. D. L. Medin. San Diego, CA, Academic Press. 37: 41-84.
Golledge, R. G., Kllatzky,R. L. & Loomis, J. M. (1996). Cognitive mapping and wayfinding by adults without vision. The Construction of Cognitive Maps. J. Portugali. Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers: 215-246.
Klatzky, R. L., Golledge, R. G., Loomis, J. M., Cicinelli, J. G., & Pellegrino, J. W. (1995). Performance of blind and sighted persons on spatial tasks. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 89(1): 70-82.
Loomis, J. M. (1995). Some research issues in spatial hearing. Proceedings of the IEEE Signal Processing Society 1995 Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, Mohonk, NY, Oct. 15-18.
Speigle, J. M. & Loomis, J. M. (1993). Auditory distance perception by translating observers. Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Research Frontiers in Virtual Reality, San Jose, CA, October 25-26, 1993. Washington, DC, IEEE: 92-99.
Fujita, N., Klatzky, R. L., Loomis, J. M., & Golledge, R. G. (1993). he encoding-error model of pathway completion without vision. Geographical Analysis 25(4): 295-314.
Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., Golledge, R. G., Cicinelli, J. G., Pellegrino, J. W., & Fry, P. A. (1993). Nonvisual navigation by blind and sighted: Assessment of path integration ability. Journal of Experimental Psychology, General 122(1): 73-91.
Klatzky, R. L., Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., Cicinelli, J. G., Doherty, S., & Pellegrino, J. W. (1990). Acquisition of route and survey knowledge in the absence of vision. Journal of Motor Behavior 22(1): 19-43.
Fujita, N., Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., & Golledge, R. G. (1990). A minimal representation for dead-reckoning navigation: Updating the homing vector. Geographical Analysis 22(4): 326-335.
Loomis, J. M., Hebert, C. & Cicinelli, J. G. . (1990). Active localization of virtual sounds. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 88(4): 1757-1764.
Applied & Technical Publications: (Jump To: Concept Research Publications Applied & Technical Publications )
Klatzky, R. L., Giudice, N. A., Marston, J. R., Tietz, J., Golledge, R. G., & Loomis, J. M. (2008). An N-back Task Using Vibrotactile Stimulation. Behavior Research Methods, 40(1), 367-372.
Marston, J. R., Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., & Golledge, R. G. (2007). Nonvisual Route Following with Guidance from a Simple Haptic or Auditory Display. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 101(4), 203-211.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., Klatzky, R. L., & Marston, J. R. (2007). Assisting wayfinding in visually impaired travelers. In G. L. Allen (Ed.), Applied spatial cognition: From research to cognitive technology. (pp. 179-203). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Klatzky, R. L., Marston, J. R., Giudice, N. A., Golledge, R. G., & Loomis, J. M. (2006). Cognitive Load of Navigating without Vision when Guided by Virtual Sound versus Spatial Language. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12(4), 223-232
Marston, J. R., Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., Golledge, R. G., & Smith, E. L. (2006). Evaluation of Spatial Displays for Navigation Without Sight, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 3(2), 110-124
Loomis, J. M., Marston, J. R., Golledge, R. G., & Klatzky, R. L. (2005). Personal guidance system for people with visual impairment: A comparison of spatial displays for route guidance. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 99(4), 219-232
Golledge, R. G., Marston, J. R., Loomis, J. M., & Klatzky, R. L. (2004). Stated preferences for components of a Personal Guidance System for non-visual navigation, Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 98(3), 135-147.
Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., & Golledge, R. G. (2001). Navigating without vision: Basic and applied research. Optometry and Vision Science, 78, 282-289.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., & Klatzky, R. L. (2001). GPS-based navigation systems for the visually impaired. In W. Barfield & T. Caudell (Eds.), Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality (pp. 429-446). Mahway, NJ: Erlbaum.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., & Klatzky, R. L. (1998). Navigation system for the blind: Auditory display modes and guidance. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 7(2): 193-203.
Golledge, R. G., Loomis, J. M., & Klatzky, R. L. (1998). Auditory maps: What are they and how can they be used to teach geography? Morphological Eyes and Ears: Learning and Assessment of Geographic Space, Southwest Texas State University.
Golledge, R. G., Klatzky, R. L., Loomis, J. M., Speigle, J., & Tietz, J. (1998). A geographical information system for a GPS based personal guidance system. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 12, 727-749.
Golledge, R. G., Loomis, J. M.,& Klatzky, R. L. (1997). A new direction for applied geography. Applied Geographic Studies 1(3): 151-168.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., & Klatzky, R. L. . (1996). GPS for the visually impaired. In Conference Proceedings, Trimble Surveying & Mapping Conference. San Jose, CA.
Loomis, J. M. & Soule, J. I. (1996). Virtual acoustic displays for real and virtual environments. In Society for Information Display 1996 International Symposium. San Diego, CA, May 12-17: 965-968.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., Klatzky, R. L., Speigle, J. M., & Tietz, J. (1995). Personal guidance system for the visually impaired. In Proceedings of the Imagina Conference on Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality, February 1-3, Monte Carlo, Monaco: 245-251.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G. et al. (1994). Personal guidance system for the visually impaired. In Proceedings of the First Annual International ACM/SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '94), Marina Del Rey, CA, October 31-November 1. New York, Association for Computing Machinery: 85-91.
Loomis, J. M., Golledge, R. G., & Klatzky, R. L. (1993). Personal guidance system for the visually impaired using GPS, GIS, and VR technologies. In Proceedings of the First Annual International Conference, Virtual Reality and Persons with Disabilities, Millbrae, CA, June 17-18. Sponsored by Center for Disabilities, California State University, Northridge. Millbrae, CA: 71-74.
Golledge, R. G., Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., Flury, A., & Yang, X. L. (1991). Designing a personal guidance system to aid navigation without sight: Progress on the GIS component. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems 5(4): 373-395.