NDLI: Using haptic inputs to enrich story listening for young children

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Zhao, Siyan Israr, Ali Lehman, Jill Klatzky, Roberta
Abstract	Research on children's cognitive development has demonstrated the positive effects of listening to stories. However, traditional story listening is losing its appeal to other entertainment technology such as video games. Hence, there is growing interest in studying the influence of ancillary media such as sound and interactive effects, although haptic sensory input has remained relatively unexploited. We implemented a haptic vest that generates vibrotactile stimulation related to story content to augment story listening. Study 1 showed that 5- and 6-year olds, but not 4-year olds, could associate haptic effects with semantic interpretations. In Study 2, children listened to stories containing elements with or without haptic effects. The 5- and 6-year olds showed better comprehension of the haptically-signaled content in the higher-performance story. The results provide initial evidence that haptic effects can potentially enhance the reading/listening experience of children beyond 4 years.
Starting Page	239
Ending Page	242
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781450335904
DOI	10.1145/2771839.2771886
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2015-06-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Story listening technology Haptic vocabulary Haptics Vibrotactile feedback Haptic vest
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Using haptic inputs to enrich story listening for young children