Evalutation of UML CASE tool with haptics

Authors:
Mohamad Eid;Atif Alamri;Jamil Melhem;Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
Affiliations:
University of Ottawa, Canada;University of Ottawa, Canada;University of Ottawa, Canada;University of Ottawa, Canada
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2008 Ambi-Sys workshop on Haptic user interfaces in ambient media systems
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Haptics technology has received enormous attention to enhance human computer interaction. Indeed haptics offers a natural user interface based on human gesture system. In this paper, we present a prototype haptic-enabled UML CASE tool that allows software engineering developers to intuitively interact and touch the modeling elements of the tool and feel the force feedback. The tool uses the Omni Phantom device, a common single-point of interaction haptic device. We performed a usability study to compare the haptic-based approach against the traditional mouse-based approach. Even though some users expressed the tiresome of using the haptic device, the study demonstrated the potential of incorporating the haptic modality in UML development tools in terms of user involvement, socialism, and motivation.