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In this work we study how the kind and number of geometrical descriptors affects the way real objects are matched to virtual 2.5D objects, rendered with a 3DOF tactile mouse. We show that elevation or inclination cues are sufficient to recognize a small tactile dictionary of geometrical solids, but that their combination works at best. We also show that inclination alone may generate confusion and elicits the highest perceived cognitive load. Our setup can be the basis to build tactile user desktop interfaces to facilitate learning of mathematical concepts for people with vision loss.
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We would like to thank Marco Jacono for software design, Giorgio Zini for electronic design and Diego Torazza for the mechanical design of the device, Fabrizio Leo and Claudio Campus for the suggestions on the statistical analyses. Furthermore we are grateful, for their availability, to all the volunteers who participated in the experiments. This research is supported by the Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.
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Memeo, M., Brayda, L. (2016). How Geometrical Descriptors Help to Build Cognitive Maps of Solid Geometry with a 3DOF Tactile Mouse. In: Bello, F., Kajimoto, H., Visell, Y. (eds) Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications. EuroHaptics 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9775. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_8
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