Abstract

In this paper, a novel haptic interface is presented for exploring the dorsal surface of the finger phalanges as visuohaptic sensory substitution modality. The constructional details of the proposed haptic glove are detailed along with two experiments that explore vibrotactile localization and spatiotemporal cue identification among users who are blind and sighted, but blind-folded. The use of the dorsal surface of the fingers ensures that there is no functional inconvenience to the fingers or the hand. The results of the experiments are promising and offer an effective means for delivering high intensity (bandwidth) visual data in auxiliary sensory channels when vision is deprived or overloaded.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHAVE 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments and Games, Proceedings
Pages67-72
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 9th IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments and Games, HAVE 2010 - Phoenix, AZ, United States
Duration: Oct 16 2010Oct 17 2010

Publication series

NameHAVE 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments and Games, Proceedings

Other

Other2010 9th IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments and Games, HAVE 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhoenix, AZ
Period10/16/1010/17/10

Keywords

  • Affect interfaces
  • Sensory substitution
  • Spatiotemporal cueing
  • Vibrotactile interfaces

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software

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