Tactile crescendos and sforzandos: applying musical techniques to tactile icon design

Authors:
Lorna M. Brown;Stephen A. Brewster;Helen C. Purchase
Affiliations:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Venue:
CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Tactile icons (Tactons) are structured vibrotactile messages which can be used for non visual information display. Information is encoded in Tactons by manipulating vibrotactile parameters. This research investigates the possibilities of applying musical techniques to tactile icon design in order to define such parameters. Tactile versions of musical dynamics were created by manipulating the amplitude of vibrations to create increasing, decreasing, and level stimuli and an experiment was carried out to test perception of these stimuli. Identification rates of 92%-100% indicate that these tactile dynamics can be identified and distinguished from each other, and that tactile dynamics could be used in Tacton design.