Paper Info
Title
Reducing The Attentional Demands Of In-Vehicle Touchscreens With Stencil Overlays
Abstract
Vehicle manufacturers are increasingly using touchscreens to support driver access to controls. However, input mechanisms displayed on touchscreens lack the tactile sensations of physical controls, creating risks of greater demand for visual attention. These risks can potentially be mitigated by restoring some degree of tactile feedback to touchscreen interaction. This paper describes a study that examines whether touchscreen target selection during simulated driving is improved by overlaying the touchscreen with a see-through 3D printed stencil that allows underlying touchscreen controls to be located or guided by feel. Results showed that touchscreen targets were selected more quickly and with shorter periods of visual attention towards the touchscreen when the stencil was present than when it was absent. Subjective preferences also favoured the stencil condition. The work demonstrates the value of adding tactile feedback to touchscreen interaction, and shows that stencils are a simple and effective way to reduce attentional demands.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1145/3239060.3239061
AUTOMOTIVEUI'18: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMOTIVE USER INTERFACES AND INTERACTIVE VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Touch interaction, Vehicles, Attention, Target selection, Tactile sensation
Stencil,Touchscreen,Visual attention,Human–computer interaction,Engineering,Overlay
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
15
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andy Cockburn12675211.86
Dion Woolley200.34
Kien Tran Pham Thai300.34
Don Clucas410.69
Simon Hoermann55413.53
Carl Gutwin66397476.26