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VibrationCap: studying vibrotactile localization on the human head with an unobtrusive wearable tactile display

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Vincent Diener,

Matthias Budde,

Erik PescaraAuthors Info & Claims

ISWC '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

Pages 82 - 89

https://doi.org/10.1145/3123021.3123047

Published: 11 September 2017 Publication History

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In this paper, we present the VibrationCap system and its evaluation. Two main contributions are made. First, we provide recommendations for wearable- and technology-design of head-worn vibration displays. Second, we study how accurately individual vibrations can be localized on the head, depending on their position. The VibrationCap is an unobtrusive, inconspicuous, wireless head-worn vibration display completely integrated into a regular beanie. We use 19 vibration motors to apply vibrations of varying duration to predefined locations of the head. Using this prototype, we conducted a study with 20 participants on the ability to locate vibrations applied to small areas (ca. 1 cm²) of the head. We show that depending on the region, the ability to locate vibration can vary significantly. With this data we created a vibro-tactile localization accuracy mapping of the human head.

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VibrationCap: studying vibrotactile localization on the human head with an unobtrusive wearable tactile display
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Haptic devices

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