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Haptic Shape Discrimination in Virtual Environments Using Force Direction

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Shape discrimination of objects relies on sensory and contextual cues. While existing studies explored cues for shape discrimination, an underexplored question remains what the minimal haptic cue (one kind of the sensory cues) is sufficient for such discrimination with contextual cues in virtual environments (VE). This study examined whether the changes of force direction – as a haptic cue – could serve this sufficiency. The results of the study confirmed the sufficiency for the discrimination under certain conditions. This confirmation implied a potential of applying force direction to simplify the design of haptic cues for VE applications.

Source: IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)

DOI: 10.1109/vrw66409.2025.00329

Authors: Lida Ghaemi Dizaji, Yaoping Hu, Mahdiyeh Sadat Moosavi, Frederic Merienne

Institution: University of Calgary

Language: English

Topic: Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409762870

FWCI: 2.466

Cites: 5

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10