Haptic human-computer interaction is interaction between a human computer user and the computer
user interface based on the powerful human sense of touch. Haptic hardware has been discussed
and exploited for some time particularly in the context of computer games. However so far
little attention has been paid to the general principles of haptic HCI and the systematic use
of haptic devices for improving efficiency effectiveness and satisfaction in HCI. This book
is the first one to focus on haptic human-computer interaction. It is based on a workshop held
in Glasgow UK in August September 2000. The 22 revised full papers presented were carefully
reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. Besides a brief historic survey the book offers
topical sections on haptic interfaces for blind people collaborative haptics psychological
issues and measurement and applications of haptics.
