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Investigating the influence of temporal intensity changes on apparent movement phenomenon

  • University of Ottawa
  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

This paper aims at investigating the influence of the temporal intensity changes of two low-resolution vibrotactile actuators on the apparent movement phenomenon. In our work, we exploit two human sensory illusions called funneling illusion and apparent movement phenomenon. By temporarily varying the intensities of two adjacent vibrating actuators located on the dorsal of the human forearm, we obtained the illusion of a continuous movement of one tactile stimulus. In this work, we investigated the quality of the apparent movement according to the intensity change of the vibrating motors in a linear and logarithmic pattern. Psychophysical experiments revealed an interesting relationship between the distance and orientation of the two vibrating actuators with the preferred intensity variation, which are presented in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurements Systems, VECIMS 2009 - Proceedings
Pages310-313
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurements Systems, VECIMS 2009 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 11 May 200913 May 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurements Systems, VECIMS 2009 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurements Systems, VECIMS 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period11/05/0913/05/09

Keywords

  • Aparent movement phenonmenon
  • Continuous sensation
  • Funnelling illusion
  • Tactile device control

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