ImpAct: enabling direct touch and manipulation for surface computing

Authors:
Anusha Withana;Makoto Kondo;Gota Kakehi;Yasutoshi Makino;Maki Sugimoto;Masahiko Inami
Affiliations:
Keio University, Yokohama, Japan;Keio University, Yokohama, Japan;Keio University, Yokohama, Japan;Keio University, Yokohama, Japan;Keio University, Yokohama, Japan;Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
Venue:
UIST '10 Adjunct proceedings of the 23nd annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper explores direct touch and manipulation techniques for surface computing platforms using a special force feedback stylus named ImpAct(Immersive Haptic Augmentation for Direct Touch). Proposed haptic stylus can change its length when it is pushed against a display surface. Correspondingly, a virtual stem is rendered inside the display area so that user perceives the stylus immersed through to the digital space below the screen. We propose ImpAct as a tool to probe and manipulate digital objects in the shallow region beneath display surface. ImpAct creates a direct touch interface by providing kinesthetic haptic sensations along with continuous visual contact to digital objects below the screen surface.