Effects of Multimodal Error Feedback on Human Performance in Steering Tasks

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between “error feedback” (when tracking or trajectory errors are made) and user performance in steering tasks. We conducted experiments to examine feedback presented as visual, auditory and tactile modalities, both individually and in combinations. The results indicate that feedback significantly affects the accuracy of steering tasks but not the movement time. The results also show that users perform most accurately with tactile feedback. This paper contributes to the basic understanding of “error feedback” and how it impacts steering tasks, and offers insights and implications for the future design of multimodal feedback mechanisms for steering tasks.