Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Reality: Challenges and Research Directions

Wee, Chyanna; Yap, Kian Meng; Lim, Woan Ning

doi:10.1109/access.2021.3103598

Cited by 40 publications

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“…Haptic feedback has been investigated in a lot of contexts [8]. Starting at the hardware of the interface, it can be provided originating from different sources, such as straight from the display device upon touching it [9], but the focus of this work is rather on gloves worn during an AR-interaction.…”

Section: State Of the Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Haptic Interactions for Extended Reality

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Damme

Wallendael

et al. 2023

2023 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)

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This research investigates whether the interaction methods of eXtended Reality (XR) headsets can be improved by using haptic feedback. As a first and most common technique, indirect interactions are considered. Indirect interactions correspond to manipulations of virtual objects from a virtual distance using pre-defined hand gestures. As a second interaction technique, direct interaction (namely Direct Interaction Method (DIM)) has been implemented where the user manipulates objects by virtually touching these with their hands. A third interaction method extends the previous one with haptic feedback (namely Haptic Enhanced Direct Interaction Method (HEDIM)). These 3 methods are compared with each other based on objective and subjective user tests, also taking into account financial considerations. This research concludes that the DIM improves upon the standard indirect method. Additionally, it has been observed that haptic feedback could enhance the DIM in specific situations. Nevertheless, when considering the current financial cost, our subjects were not convinced of the small improvements haptic feedback brings.

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Section: State Of the Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Haptic Interactions for Extended Reality

Yentl

Damme

Wallendael

et al. 2023

2023 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)

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“…For instance, Figure 10 shows the evolution of the EEG headset from conventional to in-ear EEG. Furthermore, the need for compact wearables also means that actuators and sensors should be nimble enough to fit into tight crevices on different bodies, especially for gloves, glasses, and EEG headsets [165]. With such requirements, fitting the actuation for signal acquisition of different modes could also be a challenge.…”

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confidence: 99%

Multimodal Natural Human–Computer Interfaces for Computer-Aided Design: A Review Paper

et al. 2022

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Computer-aided design (CAD) systems have advanced to become a critical tool in product design. Nevertheless, they still primarily rely on the traditional mouse and keyboard interface. This limits the naturalness and intuitiveness of the 3D modeling process. Recently, a multimodal human–computer interface (HCI) has been proposed as the next-generation interaction paradigm. Widening the use of a multimodal HCI provides new opportunities for realizing natural interactions in 3D modeling. In this study, we conducted a literature review of a multimodal HCI for CAD to summarize the state-of-the-art research and establish a solid foundation for future research. We explore and categorize the requirements for natural HCIs and discuss paradigms for their implementation in CAD. Following this, factors to evaluate the system performance and user experience of a natural HCI are summarized and analyzed. We conclude by discussing challenges and key research directions for a natural HCI in product design to inspire future studies.

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“…This review addresses some of the limitations of recent surveys on haptic interfaces for VR [9]- [11], while the literature generally reviewed multimodal, commercialized, and non-commercialized haptic interfaces. This paper solely focuses on weight perception simulation.…”

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confidence: 99%