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Testing the effectiveness of a tactile signal to deliver navigation information while the participant's attention is otherwise engaged

School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK, olinkha.gustafson-pearce{at}brunel.ac.uk

Eric Billett

School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK

Franjo Cecelja

School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK

This article reports on a pilot study conducted with sighted and visually impaired participants, which sought to determine how effective a vibro-tactile interface would be in eliciting a physical response from a human user, if the user's conscious attention were diverted by a complex audio/verbal task.

Key Words: attention • distraction • navigation • passive tactile data cues • tactile interface

British Journal of Visual Impairment, Vol. 27, No. 2, 147-157 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0264619609102219


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