A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons

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

doi:10.1109/WHC.2005.6

A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons

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

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Abstract

This paper reports two experiments relating to the design of Tactons (or tactile icons). The first experiment investigated perception of vibro-tactile "roughness" (created using amplitude modulated sinusoids), and the results indicated that roughness could be used as a parameter for constructing Tactons. The second experiment is the first full evaluation of Tactons, and uses three values of roughness identified in the first experiment, along with three rhythms to create a set of Tactons. The results of this experiment showed that Tactons could be a successful means of communicating information in user interfaces, with an overall recognition rate of 71%, and recognition rates of 93% for rhythm and 80% for roughness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 1st Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems; World Haptics Conference, WHC 2005
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	167-176
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	0769523102, 9780769523101
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2005.6
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems - World Haptics Conference 2005 - Pisa, Italy Duration: 18 Mar 2005 → 20 Mar 2005 Conference number: 1st https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1406904 (Proceedings)

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Conference	Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems - World Haptics Conference 2005
Abbreviated title	WHC 2005
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	18/03/05 → 20/03/05
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1406904 (Proceedings)

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Brown, L. M., Brewster, S. A., & Purchase, H. C. (2005). A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons. In Proceedings - 1st Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems; World Haptics Conference, WHC 2005 (pp. 167-176). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2005.6

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Brown, LM, Brewster, SA & Purchase, HC 2005, A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons. in Proceedings - 1st Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems; World Haptics Conference, WHC 2005. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 167-176, Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems - World Haptics Conference 2005, Pisa, Italy, 18/03/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2005.6

A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons. / Brown, Lorna M.; Brewster, Stephen A.; Purchase, Helen C.
Proceedings - 1st Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems; World Haptics Conference, WHC 2005. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2005. p. 167-176.

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