Creating pseudo-tactile feedback in virtual reality using shared crossmodal properties of audio and tactile feedback

Virtual reality has the potential to enhance a variety of real-world training and entertainment applications by creating illusion that user virtual is physically present inside digitally created environment. However, use tactile feedback convey information about this environment often lacking in VR applications. New methods for inducing degree users are described, which induced experience, referred as pseudo-tactile feedback. These utilised shared properties between audio can be crossmodally mapped two modalities design prototype qualitative usability study order test effectiveness underlying causes such total absence any Results show participants required believable stimuli they could conceive textures well sense hand-ownership suspend disbelief construct an internally consistent mental model This allowed them sensations result from interaction with objects