A summary of recent published findings on the value of haptic feedback in human-computer interaction

Learn how important tactile feedback (haptics) is in modern human-computer interfaces, especially those without keyboards and mice. This 12-page white paper written for executives and engineering leaders summarizes research describing:

• How performance gains associated with haptic feedback have been evaluated
• How removing tactile feedback affects user performance
• What happens when tactile feedback is combined with sight and sound
• Why users prefer haptic feedback
• Particular situations where haptics provides advantages over sight
• User interface paradigms that take advantage of the unique tactile bi-directional communications channel