MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact

An increasing number of studies have focused on providing rich tactile feedback in virtual reality interactive scenarios. In this study, we addressed a tapping scenario in virtual reality by designing MatStick, a solution capable of offering diverse tapping sensations. MatStick utilizes a soft physi...

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Main Authors: Songxian Liu, Jian He, Shengsheng Jiang, Ziyan Zhang, Mengfei Lv
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-12-01
Series:Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096579624000640
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Jian He
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description An increasing number of studies have focused on providing rich tactile feedback in virtual reality interactive scenarios. In this study, we addressed a tapping scenario in virtual reality by designing MatStick, a solution capable of offering diverse tapping sensations. MatStick utilizes a soft physical base to provide force feedback and modulates the instantaneous vibration of the base using a voice coil motor, thereby altering the perception of the base material. We conducted two psychophysical experiments and a subjective evaluation to assess the capabilities of MatStick. The results demonstrate that MatStick can deliver rich tapping sensations. Although users may find it challenging to directly correlate the tapping sensation with the actual physical material based solely on tactile feedback, in immersive scenarios combined with visual and auditory cues, MatStick significantly enhances the user's interaction experience.
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spelling doaj-art-4bee7a448aed43ba84ce1b2f44744fbc2025-08-20T02:40:09ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware2096-57962024-12-016648650110.1016/j.vrih.2024.11.001MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impactSongxian Liu0Jian He1Shengsheng Jiang2Ziyan Zhang3Mengfei Lv4Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaCorresponding author.; Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaBeijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaBeijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaBeijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaAn increasing number of studies have focused on providing rich tactile feedback in virtual reality interactive scenarios. In this study, we addressed a tapping scenario in virtual reality by designing MatStick, a solution capable of offering diverse tapping sensations. MatStick utilizes a soft physical base to provide force feedback and modulates the instantaneous vibration of the base using a voice coil motor, thereby altering the perception of the base material. We conducted two psychophysical experiments and a subjective evaluation to assess the capabilities of MatStick. The results demonstrate that MatStick can deliver rich tapping sensations. Although users may find it challenging to directly correlate the tapping sensation with the actual physical material based solely on tactile feedback, in immersive scenarios combined with visual and auditory cues, MatStick significantly enhances the user's interaction experience.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096579624000640Human-computer interaction (HCI)Haptic renderingVibrotactile feedbackHandheld devicesVirtual reality (VR)
spellingShingle Songxian Liu
Jian He
Shengsheng Jiang
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MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware
Human-computer interaction (HCI)
Haptic rendering
Vibrotactile feedback
Handheld devices
Virtual reality (VR)
title MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
title_full MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
title_fullStr MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
title_full_unstemmed MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
title_short MatStick: Changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
title_sort matstick changing the material sensation of objects upon impact
topic Human-computer interaction (HCI)
Haptic rendering
Vibrotactile feedback
Handheld devices
Virtual reality (VR)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096579624000640
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