HoliBraille: Multipoint vibrotactile feedback on mobile devices

Hugo Nicolau; Kyle Montague; Tiago Guerreiro; André Rodrigues; Vicki L. Hanson

doi:10.1145/2745555.2746643

HoliBraille: Multipoint vibrotactile feedback on mobile devices

Hugo Nicolau, Kyle Montague (Lead / Corresponding author), Tiago Guerreiro (Lead / Corresponding author), André Rodrigues, Vicki L. Hanson

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Abstract

We propose HoliBraille, a system that enables Braille input and output on current mobile devices. We use vibrotactile motors combined with dampening materials in order to actuate directly on users' fingers. The prototype can be attached to current capacitive touchscreen devices enabling multipoint and localized feedback. HoliBraille can be leveraged in several applications including educational tools for learning Braille, as a communication device for deaf-blind people, and as a tactile feedback system for multitouch Braille input. We conducted a user study with 12 blind participants on Braille character discrimination. Results show that HoliBraille is effective in providing localized feedback; however, character discrimination performance is strongly related with number of simultaneous stimuli. We finish by discussing the obtained results and propose future research avenues to improve multipoint vibrotactile perception.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	W4A 2015
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th Web for All Conference
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781450333429
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2745555.2746643
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2015
Event	12th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2015 - Florence, Italy Duration: 18 May 2015 → 20 May 2015

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Conference	12th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	18/05/15 → 20/05/15

Keywords

Blind
Braille
Input
Multitouch
Output
Vibrotactile

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Computer Networks and Communications

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HoliBraille: Multipoint vibrotactile feedback on mobile devices. / Nicolau, Hugo; Montague, Kyle (Lead / Corresponding author); Guerreiro, Tiago (Lead / Corresponding author) et al.
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