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Detecting vibrations across the body in mobile contexts

Authors:

Karon E. MacLean,

Zoltan Foley-Fisher,

Russell MacKenzie,

Sebastian Koch,

Mohamed El-ZohairyAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '11: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 3267 - 3276

https://doi.org/10.1145/1978942.1979426

Published: 07 May 2011 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we explore the potential and limitations of vibrotactile displays in practical wearable applications, by comparing users' detection rate and response time to stimuli applied across the body in varied conditions. We examined which body locations are more sensitive to vibrations and more affected by movement; whether visual workload, expectation of location, or gender impact performance; and if users have subjective preferences to any of these conditions. In two experiments we compared these factors using five vibration intensities on up to 13 body locations. Our contributions are comparisons of tactile detection performance under conditions typifying mobile use, an experiment design that supports further investigation in vibrotactile communication, and guidelines for optimal display location given intended use.

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Detecting vibrations across the body in mobile contexts
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Haptic devices

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DOI:10.1145/1978942

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