Pragmatic haptics

  • Authors:
  • Angela Chang;James Gouldstone;Jamie Zigelbaum;Hiroshi Ishii

  • Affiliations:
  • MIT Media Lab, MA;MIT Media Lab, MA;MIT Media Lab, MA;MIT Media Lab, MA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Tangible and embedded interaction
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This paper explores situations in which interfaces may be improved or simplified by switching feedback modalities. Due to availability of and familiarity with audio/visual technologies, many interfaces provide feedback via audio/visual pathways when a haptic pathway would best serve. The authors present a series of interface designs in which simple and inexpensive choices allow for reduction of cognitive complexity by allowing mental simplicity rather than technological familiarity to dictate design of information transmission.