Multisensory roughness perception of virtual surfaces: effects of correlated cues

Previous studies of multisensory texture perception have addressed the relative contributions of different modalities, examining visual/haptic and auditory/haptic interactions. In the present study, the ability of observers to use information from three sensory modalities (visual, auditory, and hapt...

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Published in12th International Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2004. HAPTICS '04. Proceedings pp. 161 - 168
Main Authors Weisenberger, J.M., Poling, G.L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2004
Subjects
Auditory system
Gratings
Haptic interfaces
Laboratories
Probes
Rough surfaces
Speech
Surface roughness
Surface texture
Virtual environment
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Summary:Previous studies of multisensory texture perception have addressed the relative contributions of different modalities, examining visual/haptic and auditory/haptic interactions. In the present study, the ability of observers to use information from three sensory modalities (visual, auditory, and haptic) was examined in a virtual texture discrimination task. Results indicated better performance for two- and three-modality conditions for some stimuli but not for others, suggesting that the interactions of haptic, auditory, and visual inputs are complex and dependent on the specifics of the stimulus condition. Viewed in this manner, the results are consistent with the modality appropriateness hypothesis. These findings are discussed in view of current formulations of multisensory interaction.
ISBN:9780769521121
0769521126
DOI:10.1109/HAPTIC.2004.1287192