Smooth as Steel Wool: Effects of Visual Stimuli on the Haptic Perception of Roughness in Virtual Reality
Sebastian Günther, Julian Rasch, Dominik Schön, Florian Müller, Martin Schmitz, Jan Riemann, Andrii Matviienko, Max Mühlhäuser
Abstract
Haptic Feedback is essential for lifelike Virtual Reality (VR) experiences. To provide a wide range of matching sensations of being touched or stroked, current approaches typically need large numbers of different physical textures. However, even advanced devices can only accommodate a limited number of textures to remain wearable. Therefore, a better understanding is necessary of how expectations elicited by different visualizations affect haptic perception, to achieve a balance between physical constraints and great variety of matching physical textures.
Topics & Concepts
Haptic technologyVirtual realityWearable computerComputer sciencePerceptionHuman–computer interactionImmersion (mathematics)Matching (statistics)Haptic perceptionAugmented realityComputer visionArtificial intelligencePsychologyMathematicsPure mathematicsStatisticsNeuroscienceEmbedded systemTactile and Sensory InteractionsVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsVisual perception and processing mechanisms