What is it about?
The goal of this study was to use audio stimuli to create the illusion of touching virtual objects in virtual reality. Audio parameters were used that are relatable to touch sensations and a prototype was created that could induce the sensation of touch for 18/23 participants. Qualitative data regarding the cause of these sensations were collected and analyzed.
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Why is it important?
The sense of touch is often missing in virtual reality, because it is generally difficult and expensive to create. Alternative methods, such as using illusions, might provide a way to enhance virtual reality experiences with the illusion of more sensory modalities.
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This page is a summary of: Creating pseudo-tactile feedback in virtual reality using shared crossmodal properties of audio and tactile feedback, South African Computer Journal, July 2021, South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists,
DOI: 10.18489/sacj.v33i1.883.
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Video demonstration of prototype
A prototype of the first author interacting with the virtual reality prototype. The prototype was created for the HTC Vive and used a Leap Motion controller. It was developed in Unity3D using the Google Resonance API for audio.
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