Cameron Steer
Feel the force, see the force: Exploring visual-tactile associations of deformable surfaces with colours and shapes
Steer, Cameron; Dinca, Teodora; Jicol, Crescent; Proulx, Michael J.; Alexander, Jason
Authors
Teodora Dinca
Crescent Jicol
Michael J. Proulx
Jason Alexander
Abstract
Deformable interfaces provide unique interaction potential for force input, for example, when users physically push into a soft display surface. However, there remains limited understanding of which visual-tactile design elements signify the presence and stiffness of such deformable force-input components. In this paper, we explore how people correspond surface stiffness to colours, graphical shapes, and physical shapes. We conducted a cross-modal correspondence (CC) study, where 30 participants associated different surface stiffnesses with colours and shapes. Our findings evidence the CCs between stiffness levels for a subset of the 2D/3D shapes and colours used in the study. We distil our findings in three design recommendations: (1) lighter colours should be used to indicate soft surfaces, and darker colours should indicate stiff surfaces; (2) rounded shapes should be used to indicate soft surfaces, while less-curved shapes should be used to indicate stiffer surfaces, and; (3) longer 2D drop-shadows should be used to indicate softer surfaces, while shorter drop-shadows should be used to indicate stiffer surfaces.
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (Published) |
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Conference Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
Start Date | Apr 17, 2023 |
Acceptance Date | Mar 1, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 19, 2023 |
Publication Date | Apr 19, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Oct 5, 2023 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 1-13 |
Book Title | CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
ISBN | 9781450394215 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580830 |
Keywords | Multisensory Interaction, Force, Crossmodal Correspondences, Colour, Touch |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11123746 |
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