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Heartbeats: a methodology to convey interpersonal distance through touch

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CHI EA '10: CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Individuals who are blind are at a disadvantage when interacting with sighted peers given that nearly 65% of interaction cues are non-verbal in nature [3]. Previously, we proposed an assistive device in the form of a vibrotactile belt capable of communicating interpersonal positions (direction and distance between users who are blind and the other participants involved in a social interaction). In this paper, we extend our work through use of novel tactile rhythms to provide access to the non-verbal cue of interpersonal distance, referred to as Proxemics in popular literature. Experimental results reveal that subjects found the proposed approach to be intuitive, and they could accurately recognize the rhythms, and hence, the interpersonal distances.

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Heartbeats: a methodology to convey interpersonal distance through touch
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Haptic devices
2. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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CHI EA '10: CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2010

2219 pages

ISBN:9781605589305

DOI:10.1145/1753846

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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Vienna University of Technology
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Keith Edwards
Georgia Tech
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University of Nottingham

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