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Development of Interactive System for Visually Impaired Using a Tactile Device

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Advances in Ergonomics Modeling, Usability & Special Populations

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Abstract

Even though some studies have confirmed that visually impaired people have superior tactile sensation abilities, few systems based on these advantages have exploited. In this study, we developed and evaluated an interactive system that utilizes the superior abilities of the visually impaired to increase their enjoyment in a video game application. We employed the TECHTILE toolkit as a device to output tactile sensations and developed an interactive system with several types of tactile sensations. We created a system that has 3D content and a story using Unity and experimentally evaluated it.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Mr. Teranishi, a teacher, and the students of the School for the Visually Impaired, the University of Tsukuba and students of our university for their participation in the experiment.

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  1. Shibaura Institute of Technology 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8548, Japan

    Kazuki Harada, Keisuke Usuda & Michiko Ohkura

  2. Av. Rodovia Senador José Ermírio de Moraes, 1425 - Alto Da Boa Vista, Sorocaba - SP, 18087-125, Brazil

    Jose E. Oliveira

  3. Pós-Graduação e Administração Geral – Ed. João Calvino - R. da Consolação, 930 - Consolação, São Paulo - SP, 01302-907, Brazil

    Juliene I. F. Moreira

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Correspondence to Kazuki Harada .

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  1. Rua Antonio Valdevino da Costa, 280, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Marcelo Soares

  2. RuaVisconde de Jequitinhonha, Catholic University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Christianne Falcão

  3. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Tareq Z. Ahram

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Harada, K., Usuda, K., Oliveira, J.E., Moreira, J.I.F., Ohkura, M. (2017). Development of Interactive System for Visually Impaired Using a Tactile Device. In: Soares, M., Falcão, C., Ahram, T. (eds) Advances in Ergonomics Modeling, Usability & Special Populations. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 486. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41685-4_48

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