Tactile interfaces for small touch screens

We present the design, implementation, and informal evaluation of tactile interfaces for small touch screens used in mobile devices. We embedded a tactile apparatus in a Sony PDA touch screen and enhanced its basic GUI elements with tactile feedback. Instead of observing the response of interface controls, users can feel it with their fingers as they press the screen. In informal evaluations, tactile feedback was greeted with enthusiasm. We believe that tactile feedback will become the next step in touch screen interface design and a standard feature of future mobile devices.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: UIST
• Authors: Ivan Poupyrev, Shigeaki Maruyama
• Keywords: Informal Evaluations, Tactile Feedback, Touch Screen, UIST 2003