What is it about?
Would you remember digital objects better if you could touch them? And would it make a difference if this happened in Virtual Reality? To answer these questions, we conducted two user studies. In the first, participants used virtual reality to memorize and identify digital objects; in the second, they viewed these objects on a flat screen. Our findings suggest that people remember digital objects more effectively when they can both see and touch them—and that the benefits of touch don’t depend on being in virtual reality.
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Why is it important?
Professionals like doctors and morphologists often struggle to retain details from information displayed on screens. Adding the sense of touch to user interfaces may help prevent critical errors, potentially reducing the risk of irreversible mistakes in their work.
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This is the second of a series of studies about the role of haptics on memory retention. We hope to establish whether there are major benefits of integrating haptics into interactive systems.
Lucas Rodrigues
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
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This page is a summary of: Assessing the Effects of Sensory Modality Conditions on Object Retention across Virtual Reality and Projected Surface Display Environments, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3698137.
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