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To gain a better view of the value of haptic feedback, human performance and preference in a pointing style task in a three-dimensional virtual environment was explored. Vibration and haptic attractive force were selected as two simple cases of feedback, each with two levels. These types of feedback were compared to a no-feedback condition to better understand how human performance changes under these conditions. The study included 8 undergraduate students. A Novint Falcon haptic controller was used in a simulated three-dimensional virtual environment. Analysis was conducted on how each type of feedback effects the movement time (MT) of users. The results showed that vibration was perceived negatively and had a slight negative impact on performance. The haptic attractive force significantly improved performance and was strongly preferred by subjects.
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Corbett, B., Yamaguchi, T., Liu, S., Huang, L., Bahn, S., Nam, C.S. (2013). Influence of Haptic Feedback on a Pointing Task in a Haptically Enhanced 3D Virtual Environment. In: Kurosu, M. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Modalities and Techniques. HCI 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8007. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39330-3_60
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