Multidimensional tactons for non-visual information presentation in mobile devices

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

doi:10.1145/1152215.1152265

Multidimensional tactons for non-visual information presentation in mobile devices

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

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Abstract

Tactons are structured vibrotactile messages which can be used for non-visual information presentation when visual displays are limited, unavailable or inappropriate, such as in mobile phones and other mobile devices. Little is yet known about how to design them effectively. Previous studies have investigated the perception of Tactons which encode two dimensions of information using two different vibrotactile parameters (rhythm and roughness) and found recognition rates of around 70%. When more dimensions of information are required it may be necessary to extend the parameter-space of these Tactons. Therefore this study investigates recognition rates for Tactons which encode a third dimension of information using spatial location. The results show that identification rate for three-parameter Tactons is just 48%, but that this can be increased to 81% by reducing the number of values of one of the parameters. These results will aid designers to select suitable Tactons for use when designing mobile displays.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobileHCI 2006 - 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	231-238
Number of pages	8
Volume	159
ISBN (Print)	1595933905, 9781595933904
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1152215.1152265
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2006 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 12 Sept 2006 → 15 Sept 2006 Conference number: 8th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/1152215 (Proceedings)

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Conference	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2006
Abbreviated title	MobileHCI 2006
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Espoo
Period	12/09/06 → 15/09/06
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/1152215 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Non-visual interaction
Tactile displays
Tactile icons
Tactons

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Brown, LM, Brewster, SA & Purchase, HC 2006, Multidimensional tactons for non-visual information presentation in mobile devices. in MobileHCI 2006 - 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. vol. 159, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 231-238, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2006, Espoo, Finland, 12/09/06. https://doi.org/10.1145/1152215.1152265

Multidimensional tactons for non-visual information presentation in mobile devices. / Brown, Lorna M.; Brewster, Stephen A.; Purchase, Helen C.
MobileHCI 2006 - 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Vol. 159 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2006. p. 231-238.

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