No strings attached: Force and vibrotactile feedback in a guitar simulation

Andrea Passalenti; Razvan Paisa; Niels C. Nilsson; Nikolaj S. Andersson; Federico Fontana; Rolf Nordahl; Stefania Serafin

No strings attached: Force and vibrotactile feedback in a guitar simulation

Andrea Passalenti, Razvan Paisa, Niels C. Nilsson, Nikolaj S. Andersson, Federico Fontana, Rolf Nordahl, Stefania Serafin

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a multisensory simulation of plucking guitar strings in virtual reality. The auditory feedback is generated by a physics-based simulation of guitar strings, and haptic feedback is provided by a combination of high fidelity vibrotactile actuators and a Phantom Omni haptic device. Moreover, we present a user study (n=29) exploring the perceived realism of the simulation and the relative importance of force and vibrotactile feedback for creating a realistic experience of plucking virtual strings. The study compares four conditions: no haptic feedback, vibrotactile feedback, force feedback, and a combination of force and vibrotactile feedback. The results indicate that the combination of vibrotactile and force feedback elicits the most realistic experience, and during this condition, the participants were less likely to inadvertently hit strings after the intended string had been plucked. Notably, no statistically significant differences were found between the conditions involving either vibrotactile or force feedback, which points towards an indication that haptic feedback is important but does not need to be high fidelity in order to enhance the quality of the experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019
Editors	Isabel Barbancho, Lorenzo J. Tardon, Alberto Peinado, Ana M. Barbancho
Number of pages	7
Publisher	CERN
Publication date	20 May 2019
Pages	210-216
ISBN (Electronic)	9788409085187
Publication status	Published - 20 May 2019
Event	16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019 - Malaga, Spain Duration: 28 May 2019 → 31 May 2019

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Conference	16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Malaga
Period	28/05/2019 → 31/05/2019
Sponsor	Andallucia Tech, Applied Sciences, an Open Access Journal by MDPI, et al., FAST, Universidad de Malaga (UMA), Vicerratorado de Investigacion y Transferencia

Series	Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences
ISSN	2518-3672

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Copyright: © 2019 Andrea Passalenti et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Passalenti, Andrea ; Paisa, Razvan ; Nilsson, Niels C. et al. / No strings attached : Force and vibrotactile feedback in a guitar simulation. Proceedings of the 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019. editor / Isabel Barbancho ; Lorenzo J. Tardon ; Alberto Peinado ; Ana M. Barbancho. CERN, 2019. pp. 210-216 (Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences).

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Passalenti, A, Paisa, R , Nilsson, NC, Andersson, NS, Fontana, F, Nordahl, R & Serafin, S 2019, No strings attached: Force and vibrotactile feedback in a guitar simulation. in I Barbancho, LJ Tardon, A Peinado & AM Barbancho (eds), Proceedings of the 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019. CERN, Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences, pp. 210-216, 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019, Malaga, Spain, 28/05/2019.

No strings attached: Force and vibrotactile feedback in a guitar simulation. / Passalenti, Andrea; Paisa, Razvan ; Nilsson, Niels C. et al.
Proceedings of the 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019. ed. / Isabel Barbancho; Lorenzo J. Tardon; Alberto Peinado; Ana M. Barbancho. CERN, 2019. p. 210-216 (Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences).

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Passalenti A, Paisa R , Nilsson NC, Andersson NS, Fontana F, Nordahl R et al. No strings attached: Force and vibrotactile feedback in a guitar simulation. In Barbancho I, Tardon LJ, Peinado A, Barbancho AM, editors, Proceedings of the 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2019. CERN. 2019. p. 210-216. (Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences).

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