Paper Info
Title
Tactons: structured tactile messages for non-visual information display
Abstract
Tactile displays are now becoming available in a form that can be easily used in a user interface. This paper describes a new form of tactile output. Tactons, or tactile icons, are structured, abstract messages that can be used to communicate messages non-visually. A range of different parameters can be used for Tacton construction including: frequency, amplitude and duration of a tactile pulse, plus other parameters such as rhythm and location. Tactons have the potential to improve interaction in a range of different areas, particularly where the visual display is overloaded, limited in size or not available, such as interfaces for blind people or in mobile and wearable devices. This paper describes Tactons, the parameters used to construct them and some possible ways to design them. Examples of where Tactons might prove useful in user interfaces are given.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2004
AUIC
user interface,visual cues,multimodal interaction
Field
DocType
Citations 
Multimodal interaction,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Information display,Wearable technology,User interface,Multimedia
Conference
252
PageRank 
References 
Authors
22.32
35
2
Search Limit
100252
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stephen Brewster14913474.60
Lorna M Brown280972.72