Full citation
Schneider, O. and MacLean, K. E., “Studying Design Process and Example Use with Macaron, a Web-based Vibrotactile Effect Editor,” in Proc. of HAPTICS Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.
Abstract
Examples are a critical part of any design process,
but supporting their use for a haptic medium is nontrivial. Current
libraries for vibrotactile (VT) effects provide neither insight
into examples’ construction nor capability for deconstruction
and re-composition. To investigate the special requirements of
example use for VT design, we studied designers as they used
a web-based effect editor, Macaron, which we created as both
an evaluation platform and a practical tool. We qualitatively
characterized participants’ design processes and observed two
basic example uses: as a starting point or template for a
design task, and as a learning method. We discuss how features
supporting internal visibility and composition influenced these
example uses, and articulate several implications for VT editing
tools and libraries of VT examples. We conclude with future
work, including plans to deploy Macaron online to examine
examples and other aspects of VT design in situ.
but supporting their use for a haptic medium is nontrivial. Current
libraries for vibrotactile (VT) effects provide neither insight
into examples’ construction nor capability for deconstruction
and re-composition. To investigate the special requirements of
example use for VT design, we studied designers as they used
a web-based effect editor, Macaron, which we created as both
an evaluation platform and a practical tool. We qualitatively
characterized participants’ design processes and observed two
basic example uses: as a starting point or template for a
design task, and as a learning method. We discuss how features
supporting internal visibility and composition influenced these
example uses, and articulate several implications for VT editing
tools and libraries of VT examples. We conclude with future
work, including plans to deploy Macaron online to examine
examples and other aspects of VT design in situ.
SPIN Authors
Year Published
2016