The Haptic Tabletop Puck: Tactile Feedback for Interactive Tabletops
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2009-08-27T16:06:23Z
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In everyday life, our interactions with objects on real
tables include how our fingertips feel those objects. In
comparison, current digital interactive tables present a
uniform touch surface that feels the same, regardless
of what it presents visually. In this paper, we explore
how tactile interaction can be used with digital tabletop
surfaces. We present a simple and inexpensive device
– the Haptic Tabletop Puck – that incorporates
dynamic, interactive haptics into tabletop interaction.
We created several applications that explore tactile
feedback in the area of of haptic information visualization,
haptic graphical interfaces, and computer supported
collaboration. In particular, we focus on how a
person may interact with the friction, height, texture
and malleability of digital objects.
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Interactive tabletops, tactile feedback