IEEE Trans Haptics. 2024 Apr-Jun;17(2):152-164. doi: 10.1109/TOH.2023.3299528. Epub 2024 Jun 20.
New interactions are often developed by mimicking the real world. Therefore, many researchers in haptics have focused on creating a realistic experience of contact between users and objects. However, dispensing with mimicry may allow us to develop novel haptic interactions. We present Haptic Magnetism, an interaction modality that delivers sensations of distant objects through tactile stimulation and enables interactions through pseudo-magnetic attraction and repulsion. To show the feasibility of Haptic Magnetism, we designed 12 pseudo-magnetic stimuli and assessed them in two studies. In the first study, we show that participants gain a sense of distant objects. In the second study, we evaluate a subset of stimuli to show that participants can interact with the objects based on experiences of pseudo-magnetic attraction and repulsion. Finally, we discuss how Haptic Magnetism supports guiding movements, nudging users, and revealing affordances.
新的交互方式通常通过模拟真实世界来开发。因此，许多触觉研究人员专注于为用户和物体之间的接触创造一种逼真的体验。然而，摒弃模仿可能会让我们开发出新的触觉交互方式。我们提出了 Haptic Magnetism，这是一种通过触觉刺激传递远距离物体感觉的交互模式，并通过伪磁吸引和排斥来实现交互。为了展示 Haptic Magnetism 的可行性，我们设计了 12 种伪磁刺激，并在两项研究中进行了评估。在第一项研究中，我们表明参与者获得了远距离物体的感觉。在第二项研究中，我们评估了一组刺激，以表明参与者可以根据伪磁吸引和排斥的体验与物体进行交互。最后，我们讨论了 Haptic Magnetism 如何支持引导运动、推动用户和揭示可及性。
