I knew this day would come. I just made an extra $10 in a user study because of my elite Tetris skills. All those years of practice have finally paid off!
'Haptic icons', patterns of vibrations in a handheld device. There was a quiz, then each session ended with some tetris which went on longer the more icons you could recognize, with a $10 bonus prize above the normal payment at the end for the top scorers.
Interesting study - I didn't know there was such a thing.
That study goes along with my personal idea of having a user interface that incorporates sound, visual, and physical feedback as information sources.
A particular note represents a certain message, moving a display window past the edge of the screen causes a physical "bump" when it hits the edge, color-coded error message severity, etc.
Incorporate the vibration interface into a pair of gloves and combine it with this interface:
I do have some questions. For instance - how fine is haptic pattern recognition in the average human?
I know that if I'm paying attention I can recognize certain pattern changes in a vibrating object before there's an audio change. It's how I annoy computer users by telling them their fans or hard drive are going to die before they do. ;-)
Another question - can a hearing person acquire the haptic recognition of a deaf person through training or experience?
Finally - how well are multi-frequency patterns or complex signals distinguished? People occasionally talk about "feeling the music" - would it be possible to use a low-level musical string of notes to convey data the average the user?
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That study goes along with my personal idea of having a user interface that incorporates sound, visual, and physical feedback as information sources.
A particular note represents a certain message, moving a display window past the edge of the screen causes a physical "bump" when it hits the edge, color-coded error message severity, etc.
Incorporate the vibration interface into a pair of gloves and combine it with this interface:
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/112/open_features-canttouchthis.html
and you've got something that allows you to "feel" moving stuff around among other things.
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I know that if I'm paying attention I can recognize certain pattern changes in a vibrating object before there's an audio change. It's how I annoy computer users by telling them their fans or hard drive are going to die before they do. ;-)
Another question - can a hearing person acquire the haptic recognition of a deaf person through training or experience?
Finally - how well are multi-frequency patterns or complex signals distinguished? People occasionally talk about "feeling the music" - would it be possible to use a low-level musical string of notes to convey data the average the user?