Influence of Haptic Feedback on a Pointing Task in a Haptically Enhanced 3D Virtual Environment

• Published in: Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Modalities and Techniques pp. 561 - 567
• Main Authors: Corbett, Brendan, Yamaguchi, Takehiko, Liu, Shijing, Huang, Lixiao, Bahn, Sangwoo, Nam, Chang S.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: assistive feedback; assistive technology; force feedback; Haptic; human performance; vibration; virtual environments
• ISBN: 9783642393297; 3642393292
• ISSN: 0302-9743; 1611-3349
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39330-3_60

To gain a better view of the value of haptic feedback, human performance and preference in a pointing style task in a three-dimensional virtual environment was explored. Vibration and haptic attractive force were selected as two simple cases of feedback, each with two levels. These types of feedback were compared to a no-feedback condition to better understand how human performance changes under these conditions. The study included 8 undergraduate students. A Novint Falcon haptic controller was used in a simulated three-dimensional virtual environment. Analysis was conducted on how each type of feedback effects the movement time (MT) of users. The results showed that vibration was perceived negatively and had a slight negative impact on performance. The haptic attractive force significantly improved performance and was strongly preferred by subjects.