Abstract
Feedback is important for Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction designs. Since vibrotactile feedback has its own advantages such as no requirements of visual/auditory attention and robustness to surrounding noise, it is a valuable alternative to visual and auditory feedback designs. A literature review was conducted on empirical vibrotactile studies. Based on the 24 studies identified, a statistical analysis was conducted to investigate user performance across vibrotactile designs. Results indicated that using on/off vibration feedback for notification of new events resulted in the fastest responses (M = 1.1 sec.). In contrast, mapping vibrations to complex information yielded slower responses (M = 3.0 sec.) but still high accuracy (∼84.8%). Moreover, no significant moderator effect of decision complexity, cue availability, decision urgency, and vibration location was found. Overall, the study findings can shed light on further vibrotactile designs for information communication. Results also provide references for measuring user performance of such designs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society |
Publisher | Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc. |
Pages | 1859-1863 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Volume | 2014-January |
ISBN (Print) | 9780945289456 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014 - Chicago, United States Duration: Oct 27 2014 → Oct 31 2014 |
Other
Other | 58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014 |
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Country | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 10/27/14 → 10/31/14 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human Factors and Ergonomics