Haptic Feedback

In Theraphy...

In Therapy...

Recap...

Haptic feedback is currently being studied as a means to assist the visually impaired such as the use of a virtual walking stick.

(Todd, & Naylor, 2016)

The Future...

Haptic feedback is used in therapies for autism and anxiety. As the technology is evolving, devices are becoming smaller and more discrete, allowing its users the option of wearing aids in public and receiving on-time therapy.

(Vaucelle et al., 2009)

Further work needs to be done in the area of haptic feedback within virtual environments.

Tactile haptic devices are, in their current state, less developed than kinesthetic haptic devices even though recent studies show that tactile feedback provides work efficiency, accuracy, and satisfaction.

(Sigrist et al., 2012)

In Education...

Studies have shown its potential in facilitating the conceptual development of content and knowledge as well as higher retention rates within students.

(Han & Black, 2011; Riddle, Fowlkes, Lazarus, Daly, & Martin, 2006; San Diego et al., 2012; Schönborn, Bivall, & Tibell, 2011)

In Education...

Haptic feedbacks provided an opportunity in a high school physics class (study) to feel forces that occurred during simulations and gave students a deeper level of understanding and increased retention. The study showed that students who did not receive haptic feedback struggled with the conceptual understanding of the movements that are found in physics.

(Han & Black, 2011)

hapTEL dental project - UK

The results show that haptic feedback is beneficial as a learning instrument as it provided students with realistic simulations without having to practice on live patients or unresponsive models.

(San Diego et al., 2012)

It seems perhaps natural for us to pursue interests in haptic feedback as the first years of our lives are spent learning by haptic feedback.

These interactions allow us to develop sense and understanding of their environment.

(Sigrist, Rauter, Riener, & Wolf, 2012).

In Education...

Haptic feedback is categorized into two areas:

kinesthetic and tactile.

Kinesthetic feedback creates force feedback whereas tactile feedback creates touch feedback.

Research has not caught up to the existing tactile haptic technology available.

(Wu & Smith, 2015).

Haptics concerns itself with understanding and improving human interaction with the physical world through the sense of touch.

(Hamam, Eid, & El Saddik, 2012)

In Computing...

A program called HapMed utilizes haptics in computer software which support Army health care specialists. This training allows users to practice varying situational medical factors without the need of live patients.

(Riddle, Fowlkes, Lazarus, Daly, & Martin, 2006).

Improvements are being made to the haptic feedback capabilities of input devices for computers. These developments seek to improve the limitations of working in a virtual environment, flat-surface key production, and quality of life of people with disabilities

(Holbert & Huber, 2010).

What Else?

Haptic Feedback... Can You Feel It?