A First Investigation into the Effectiveness of Tactons

Brown, Lorna M.; Brewster, Stephen; Purchase, Helen C.

doi:10.1109/whc.2005.6

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“…Continuous feedback was a constant stimulus presented while the user interacted with the device. When targeting a button, users felt smooth vibrotactile feedback (a 175 Hz sine wave); when not over a button, users experienced a rougher sensation (a 175 Hz sine wave modulated with a 20 Hz sine wave, as in [4]). No feedback was given if a hand was not being tracked.…”

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Tactile Feedback for Above-Device Gesture Interfaces

Freeman

Brewster

Lantz

2014

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction

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Above-device gesture interfaces let people interact in the space above mobile devices using hand and finger movements. For example, users could gesture over a mobile phone or wearable without having to use the touchscreen. We look at how above-device interfaces can also give feedback in the space over the device. Recent haptic and wearable technologies give new ways to provide tactile feedback while gesturing, letting touchless gesture interfaces give touch feedback. In this paper we take a first detailed look at how tactile feedback can be given during above-device interaction. We compare approaches for giving feedback (ultrasound haptics, wearables and direct feedback) and also look at feedback design. Our findings show that tactile feedback can enhance above-device gesture interfaces.

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Section: Tactile Feedbackmentioning

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Tactile Feedback for Above-Device Gesture Interfaces

Freeman

Brewster

Lantz

2014

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction

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“…However, in general, absolute identification is far more difficult than relative identification (e.g., intensity, frequency, etc.) [2,4]. Accordingly, three different SOA values were chosen that were likely to be different enough for users to identify.…”

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Towards Effective Information Display Using Vibrotactile Apparent Motion

Kohli¹,

Niwa²,

Noma³

et al.

2006 14th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems

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In this paper, we explore the use of tactile apparent motion at different speeds for information display. A prototype vibrotactile tactor array was constructed, consisting of three rings of five voice-coil tactors each, and mounted on the upper arm of test subjects. The results of two experiments are presented: a study on the sensitivity to differences in apparent motion speed, and a study on users' ability to differentiate four motion patterns at three different speeds. Users had little trouble with pattern identification, but found absolute speed recognition difficult. Several ideas for future exploration of tactile apparent motion for general-purpose information displays are presented.

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“…Crossmodal icons can be automatically instantiated as an Earcon [1] or Tacton [2], such that the resultant cues are equivalent and can be compared as such; enabling mobile devices to output the same information interchangeably via different modalities.…”

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Crossmodal Interaction: Using Audio or Tactile Displays in Mobile Devices

Hoggan

2007

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. Mobile device users can be in a variety of different situations where visual, audio, or tactile feedback is not appropriate. This research aims to investigate the design of auditory/tactile crossmodal icons which can provide an alternative form of output using the most appropriate modality to communicate information. The results of this research will aid designers of mobile displays in creating effective crossmodal cues which require minimal training and provide alternative presentation modalities through which information may be presented if the context requires.

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A First Investigation into the Effectiveness of Tactons

Abstract: This paper reports two experiments relating to the design of Tactons (or tactile icons

Cited by 161 publications

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Tactile Feedback for Above-Device Gesture Interfaces

Tactile Feedback for Above-Device Gesture Interfaces

Towards Effective Information Display Using Vibrotactile Apparent Motion

Crossmodal Interaction: Using Audio or Tactile Displays in Mobile Devices

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