Supporting presence in collaborative environments by haptic force feedback

Eva-Lotta Sallnäs, Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn, Calle Sjöström

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Abstract

An experimental study of interaction in a collaborative desktop virtual environment is described. The aim of the experiment was to investigate if added haptic force feedback in such an environment affects perceived virtual presence, perceived social presence, perceived task performance, and task performance. A between-group design was employed, where seven pairs of subjects used an interface with graphic representation of the environment, audio connection, and haptic force feedback. Seven other pairs of subjects used an interface without haptic force feedback, but with identical features otherwise. The PHANToM, a one-point haptic device, was used for the haptic force feedback, and a program especially developed for the purpose provided the virtual environment. The program enables for two individuals placed in different locations to simultaneously feel and manipulate dynamic objects in a shared desktop virtual environment. Results show that haptic force feedback significantly improves task performance, perceived task performance, and perceived virtual presence in the collaborative distributed environment. The results suggest that haptic force feedback increases perceived social presence, but the difference is not significant.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)461-476
JournalACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
Volume7
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2000

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Human Computer Interaction

Free keywords

  • Haptiska gränssnitt - Virtual Reality
  • Fallstudier och användartester

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