2P1-P03 Vib-Touch:Fingertip Haptic Interaction Using Virtual Active Touch : 6th Report:Representation of Weight of Information by Pseudo Force Sensations(Tactile and Force Sensing(2))

Abstract

We have proposed a handheld haptic interface called Vib-Touch, which produces pseudo-haptic feedbacks induced by vibrotactile stimulations through a pointing-stick operated by a fingertip. Pseudo-haptic display methods have been developed for representing friction, inertia, and viscosity sensations. In this study, we proposed a potential application of Vib-Touch toward an intuitive GUI, which represents weight of information using the pseudo-haptic feedbacks. We developed an image viewer application, which interprets the favorite rating of photographs as weight of information with pseudo-haptic feedbacks.