TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of HaptiComm-S for Replicating Tactile ASL Numbers
T2 - 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024
AU - Ziat, Mounia
AU - Kabdsyhev, Nurlan
AU - Topp, Sven
AU - Duvernoy, Basil
AU - Milroy, Jeraldine
AU - Kappassov, Zhanat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This research investigates the efficacy of HaptiComm-S, a haptic communication device designed to facilitate tactile communication for Deafblind individuals. The primary focus is on evaluating the device’s capability to replicate the tactile American Sign Language (ASL) numbers 0 to 10. Participants performed under two distinct conditions: direct ASL signing and mediated ASL signing through two modalities (Tap and Tap-and-Hold). Our findings demonstrate significant differences in performance between the Direct and Mediated ASL modes. Direct ASL consistently exhibited higher accuracy compared to mediated conditions. Mediated ASL conditions were prone to perceptual errors in number identification. Notably, specific numbers, such as 4, 7, 8, and 9, posed challenges in the mediated conditions, often resulting in confusion among participants. These findings contribute valuable insights for the ongoing refinement in the design of haptic communication devices tailored to the needs of the Deafblind community.
AB - This research investigates the efficacy of HaptiComm-S, a haptic communication device designed to facilitate tactile communication for Deafblind individuals. The primary focus is on evaluating the device’s capability to replicate the tactile American Sign Language (ASL) numbers 0 to 10. Participants performed under two distinct conditions: direct ASL signing and mediated ASL signing through two modalities (Tap and Tap-and-Hold). Our findings demonstrate significant differences in performance between the Direct and Mediated ASL modes. Direct ASL consistently exhibited higher accuracy compared to mediated conditions. Mediated ASL conditions were prone to perceptual errors in number identification. Notably, specific numbers, such as 4, 7, 8, and 9, posed challenges in the mediated conditions, often resulting in confusion among participants. These findings contribute valuable insights for the ongoing refinement in the design of haptic communication devices tailored to the needs of the Deafblind community.
KW - Deafblindness
KW - Haptic Communication
KW - Tactile ASL
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-70058-3_36
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-70058-3_36
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85209380513
SN - 9783031700576
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 442
EP - 448
BT - Haptics
A2 - Kajimoto, Hiroyuki
A2 - Lopes, Pedro
A2 - Pacchierotti, Claudio
A2 - Basdogan, Cagatay
A2 - Gori, Monica
A2 - Lemaire-Semail, Betty
A2 - Marchal, Maud
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 30 June 2024 through 3 July 2024
ER -