Applying the Gothi Model of Tactile and Haptic Interactions

This paper discusses the emerging area of tactile and haptic display and some of the breadth of applications of tactile/haptic interactions. While many research studies have provided ergonomic insights into the design of tactile/haptic interactions, the many dimensions and properties of these interactions make it especially difficult to combine the guidance from these individual studies. The GOTHI-05 workshop (Guidelines on Tactile and Haptic Interactions, October 2005) brought researchers together to develop a collection of ergonomic guidance and a framework (the GOTHI model of tactile and haptic interaction (Carter, van Erp, et. al., 2005)) for organizing this guidance. The inaugural meeting of ISO TC159/SC4/WG9 further refined this framework and adopted it as the basis for structuring its new series ISO standards on tactile and haptic interactions. The model itself will be elaborated in ISO 9241-910 Framework for Tactile and Haptic Interactions. The model has already proven useful in identifying and organizing specific guidelines in the first drafts of ISO 9241-920 Guidance on Tactile and Haptic Interaction. The paper discusses the various dimensions and properties of tactile/haptic interactions, identified in an expanded version of GOTHI model and identifies major considerations based on this model for use by developers (and potentially by evaluators) of interfaces that make use of tactile/haptic interactions ISO, 2006).

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