Title
Vibrotactile pitfalls: arm guidance for moderators in virtual TV studios
Abstract
For this study, an experimental vibrotactile feedback system was developed to help actors with the task of moving their arm to a certain place in a virtual tv studio under live conditions. Our intention is to improve interaction with virtual objects in a virtual set, which are usually not directly visible to the actor, but only on distant displays. Vibrotactile feedback might improve the appearance on tv because an actor is able to look in any desired direction (camera or virtual object) or to read text on a teleprompter while interacting with a virtual object. Visual feedback in a virtual studio lacks spatial relation to the actor, which impedes the adjustment of the desired interaction. The five tactors of the implemented system which are mounted on the tracked arm give additional information like collision, navigation and activation. The user study for the developed system shows that the duration for reaching a certain target is much longer in case no visual feedback is given, but the accuracy is similar. In this study, subjects reported that an activation signal indicating the arrival at the target of a drag & drop task was helpful. In this paper, we discuss the problems we encountered while developing such a vibrotactile display. Keeping these pitfalls in mind could lead to better feedback systems for actors in virtual studio environments.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2010
Humans and Computers
experimental vibrotactile feedback system,virtual tv studio,better feedback system,developed system,virtual studio environment,virtual set,virtual studio,arm guidance,visual feedback,vibrotactile pitfall,vibrotactile feedback,virtual object,augmented reality
Field
DocType
Citations 
Virtual image,Spatial relation,Computer vision,Studio,Augmented reality,Collision,Artificial intelligence,Engineering,Virtual studio
Conference
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
3
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Monika Klapdohr110.40
Björn Wöldecke2154.23
Dionysios Marinos3236.58
Jens Herder4248.72
Christian Geiger58618.62
Wolfgang Vonolfen621.08