Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments

Lu Zhao; Yue Liu; Dejiang Ye; Zhuoluo Ma; Weitao Song

doi:10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581066900344

Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments

Lu Zhao, Yue Liu^*, Dejiang Ye, Zhuoluo Ma, Weitao Song

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School of Optics and Photonics

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Abstract

Presentation of more haptic information to improve the users interactive capability is an important and challenging task in the virtual environment. As an emerging haptic feedback technology, electrovibration is an underlying solution to enhance the systems interactivity and improve user experience. However, such a solution is rarely studied in a virtual environment. In this work, we explore a new VR interaction method based on electrovibration technology with a touch screen and conduct evaluations about it. The key idea is to incorporate a set of manipulation gestures and three types of electrovibration in the VR interaction to help users acquire different kinds of tactile perception in the virtual manipulation. We present the evaluation in which we compare user performance measured first in a Fitts law task to evaluate different electrovibration types and then in a virtual office application to assess the interactive user interface. Our results show that the precision of interactions is significantly improved with the electrovibration haptic feedback. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work to introduce electrovibration haptic feedback into the VR human-computer interaction and our work enlightens the potential of the electrovibration touchscreen-based interaction in virtual environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	239-247
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728156088
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581066900344
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020
Event	27th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020 - Atlanta, United States Duration: 22 Mar 2020 → 26 Mar 2020

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Name	Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020

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Conference	27th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	22/03/20 → 26/03/20

Keywords

Haptic feedback
electrovibration
interactive mode
virtual reality

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Zhao, L., Liu, Y., Ye, D., Ma, Z., & Song, W. (2020). Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments. In Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020 (pp. 239-247). Article 9089598 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581066900344

Zhao, Lu ; Liu, Yue ; Ye, Dejiang et al. / Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments. Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 239-247 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020).

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Zhao, L, Liu, Y, Ye, D, Ma, Z & Song, W 2020, Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments. in Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020., 9089598, Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 239-247, 27th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020, Atlanta, United States, 22/03/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581066900344

Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments. / Zhao, Lu; Liu, Yue; Ye, Dejiang et al.
Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 239-247 9089598 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020).

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Zhao L, Liu Y, Ye D, Ma Z, Song W. Implementation and Evaluation of Touch-based Interaction Using Electrovibration Haptic Feedback in Virtual Environments. In Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. p. 239-247. 9089598. (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020). doi: 10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581066900344

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