Haptic communication for a 2D pointing task in a virtual environment

Boris Takač, Amine Chellali, Cédric Dumas, Isabelle Milleville, Cristol Grosdemouge, Caroline G.L. Cao

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Abstract

This paper examines the properties of haptic communication between two human operators using kinesthetic haptic devices in a collaborative task in a virtual environment. Twenty subjects, divided into 10 dyads, participated in a 2D pointing task. Each dyad consisted of a supervisor and an acting agent. The supervisor's role was to guide the acting agent towards a target in the virtual environment through either verbal or haptic communication only. Verbal communication was found to be the most efficient means of communication, but collaboration was also effective using haptic communication. Several different haptic communication strategies were observed, all with equal effectiveness as measured by task completion time. These strategies followed the same pattern as the verbal strategies. These results suggest that haptic communication in a virtual environment is possible, allowing for future designs of haptically enhanced collaborative work in virtual environments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
Pages2168-2172
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: Sep 19 2011Sep 23 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ISSN (Print)1071-1813

Other

Other55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period9/19/119/23/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics

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