Full citation
Swindells, C., Smith, J. D., MacLean, K. E. (2005). "An Exploration of Representations to Aid Design of Haptic Behaviours." in Proceedings of CHI 2005 Workshop - Hands-on Haptics: Exploring Non-Visual Visualisation Using the Sense of Touch, pages 5-8, Portland, OR, April 2005.
Abstract
Haptic representations need to support human goals,
capabilities, and desires. Thus a challenge is to create
usable and intuitive haptic representations of intangible
real-world ideas. To support this challenge of designing
better haptic interfaces, we need better abstract
representations of haptic signals, and of the space the
signals represent. These representations will (a) help
designers explore the design space in a structured way; (b)
facilitate communication among haptic practitioners –
improving design practices more broadly; and, (c)
potentially enlarge the design space, because exploration of
alternatives can reveal gaps and areas for improvement. In
this paper, we introduce a possible design space with the
goal of raising questions about how to represent
relationships between social & technical information and
physical haptic signals.
capabilities, and desires. Thus a challenge is to create
usable and intuitive haptic representations of intangible
real-world ideas. To support this challenge of designing
better haptic interfaces, we need better abstract
representations of haptic signals, and of the space the
signals represent. These representations will (a) help
designers explore the design space in a structured way; (b)
facilitate communication among haptic practitioners –
improving design practices more broadly; and, (c)
potentially enlarge the design space, because exploration of
alternatives can reveal gaps and areas for improvement. In
this paper, we introduce a possible design space with the
goal of raising questions about how to represent
relationships between social & technical information and
physical haptic signals.
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Year Published
2005