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HaptiCollar: Investigating Tactile Acuity Towards Vibrotactile Stimuli on the Neck

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Mikołaj P. Woźniak,

Adam Jan Sałata,

Julia Dominiak,

Andrzej Romanowski,

Susanne BollAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '23: Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Article No.: 50, Pages 1 - 7

https://doi.org/10.1145/3569009.3573121

Published: 26 February 2023 Publication History

Abstract

While the neck-worn garments are an integral part of fashion around the world, few interactive systems utilize them as form factors. As neck is located beyond the natural field of view, it offers wide opportunities for subtle haptic interaction. While tactile acuity of the neck is well studied in clinical research, these results are difficult to apply for interactive systems. In this paper, we present HaptiCollar - a research prototype for studying tactile acuity of the neck. We conducted two experimental studies comparing different numbers of actuators on the neck, in two contextual scenarios simulating stationary and mobile use. We found that pattern actuations are recognised more effectively than single-point vibrations, independently of use scenario. Our analysis shows that introducing a primary cognitive task and motion does not impair recognition accuracy, while highly increasing the cognitive load. Our work contributes empirical insights for designing haptic interaction for future neck-worn interfaces.

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Woźniak MWalczak ASałata AWróbel-Lachowska MGrudzień KMüller HBoll SRomanowski A(2023)Exploring Recognition Accuracy of Vibrotactile Stimuli in Sternoclavicular AreaProceedings of the 2023 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers10.1145/3594738.3611372(98-103)Online publication date: 8-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3594738.3611372

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HaptiCollar: Investigating Tactile Acuity Towards Vibrotactile Stimuli on the Neck
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
    2. Interaction devices
      1. Haptic devices

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Woźniak MWalczak ASałata AWróbel-Lachowska MGrudzień KMüller HBoll SRomanowski A(2023)Exploring Recognition Accuracy of Vibrotactile Stimuli in Sternoclavicular AreaProceedings of the 2023 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers10.1145/3594738.3611372(98-103)Online publication date: 8-Oct-2023
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