The COVID-19 pandemic has evidenced a need for tools and methodologies to support students’ autonomous learning and the formative assessment practices in distance education contexts, especially for students from challenging backgrounds. This paper pr...
This paper proposes a kinesthetic–tactile fusion feedback system based on virtual interaction. Combining the results of human fingertip deformation characteristics analysis and an upper limb motion mechanism, a fingertip tactile feedback device...
Urban residents require space-efficient interventions to mitigate chronic stress. While indoor digital nature shows promise, the precise impact of interactive design parameters remains unclear. This study investigated how interactive feedback intensi...
Using adaptive learning technologies, personalized feedback, and interactive AI tools, this study investigates how these tools affect student engagement and what the mediating role of individuals’ digital literacy is at the same time. The study...
15 April 2022
This paper introduces an interactive music tempo control with closed-loop heart rate feedback to yield a sportsperson with better physio-psychological states. A total of 23 participants (13 men, 10 women; 16–32 years, mean = 20.04 years) who ar...
This study analyzed anonymous peer feedback among two groups of university students—a lower-performing class and a higher-performing class. Students used an audience response system to anonymously comment on each other’s work. Each peer f...
Immersive virtual reality (VR) systems are becoming widely used for education with three-dimensional (3D) information. Specifically, three-dimensional spaces to create virtual environments can help increase students’ learning interest and abili...
Virtual reality (VR) interfaces increasingly rely on interaction within peripersonal space. However, the conditions under which interaction performance in virtual environments can approximate those of comparable real-world tasks remain underexplored,...
Vision-based hand gesture interactions are natural and intuitive when interacting with computers, since we naturally exploit gestures to communicate with other people. However, it is agreed that users suffer from discomfort and fatigue when using ges...
Robots are extending their presence in domestic environments every day, it being more common to see them carrying out tasks in home scenarios. In the future, robots are expected to increasingly perform more complex tasks and, therefore, be able to ac...
23 September 2024
Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online intervention designed to improve parent–child interactions and address disordered eating behaviors in children. Using remote video-feedback sessions based on observations of mother...
Kinesthetic interaction is an important interaction method for virtual reality. Current kinesthetic interaction using a grounded force-feedback device, however, is still considered difficult and time-consuming because of the interaction difficulty in...
Remote control devices are commonly used for interaction with multimedia equipment and applications (e.g., smart TVs, gaming, etc.). To improve conventional keypad-based technologies, haptic feedback and user input capabilities are being developed fo...
The increasing penetration of wind power in the grid has driven the integration of wind farms with power systems that are series-compensated to enhance power transfer capability and dynamic stability. This may lead to sub-synchronous control interact...
Manual assembly remains essential in modern manufacturing, yet the increasing complexity of customised production imposes significant cognitive burdens and error rates on workers. Existing Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) systems often operate passive...
Mobile learning is a promising form of digital education to access learning content through modern handheld devices. Through mobile learning, students can learn using smartphones, connected to the Internet, without having restrictions posed by time a...
We introduce a novel wired communication approach for interactive wearable systems, employing a single signal wire and innovative group addressing protocol to reduce overhead. While wireless solutions dominate body sensor networks, wired approaches o...
Despite the ubiquity of multiple plant invasions, the underlying mechanisms of invasive-invasive interactions remain relatively unknown. Given the importance of plant–soil feedback (PSF) in contributing to single species invasions, it may be an...
The role of interactional corrective feedback in second language assessment has attracted both teachers’ and second language researchers’ interest, as they are concerned with when corrective feedback can be implemented to assist second la...
Current research is focused on sensing and modeling occupant behavior to predict it and automate building controls. Another line of research recommends influencing the behavior of occupants through feedback mechanisms and engagement. Yet, most of the...
The role of the sense of touch in Human–Computer Interaction as a channel for feedback in manipulative processes is investigated through the research presented here. The paper discusses how information and feedback as generated by the computer...
Research from psychology has suggested that body movement may directly activate emotional experiences. Movement-based emotion regulation is the most readily available but often underutilized strategy for emotion regulation. This research aims to inve...
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with multiple head and neck cancers, many of which are preventable with the 9-valent HPV vaccine. We developed an interactive HPV vaccination education program (IHVEP) to equip patients with HPV-as...
Digital musical instruments have become increasingly prevalent in musical creation and production. Optimizing their usability and, particularly, their expressiveness, has become essential to their study and practice. The absence of multimodal feedbac...
Facial expression recognition technology has been utilized both for entertainment purposes and as a valuable aid in rehabilitation and facial exercise assistance. This technology leverages artificial intelligence models to predict facial landmark poi...
Virtual reality technology brings a new experience to human-computer interaction, while wearable force feedback devices can enhance the immersion of users in interaction. This paper proposes a wearable fingertip force feedback device that uses a tend...
Rendering surface materials to provide realistic tactile sensations is a key focus in haptic interaction research. However, generating texture maps and designing corresponding haptic feedback often requires expert knowledge and significant effort. To...
Educational games often fail to effectively merge game mechanics with educational goals, lacking adaptive feedback and real-time performance monitoring. This study explores how Human–Computer Interaction principles and adaptive feedback can enh...
This study examines how agent type (customized vs. general-purpose) and feedback style (Socratic vs. directive) are associated with learners’ engagement with artificial intelligence (AI)-generated feedback in self-directed learning (SDL), with...
New wearable technology opens new possibilities for low-cost, easily accessible home-based interventions as a supplement to typical clinical rehabilitation therapy. In this pilot study, we tested a new interactive adjustable Feedback training system...
The advent of the digital era has catalyzed transformative shifts in educational paradigms, seamlessly integrating sustainable education with innovative pedagogical approaches that cater to a broader spectrum of learners and educators. As the academi...
Road safety for vulnerable road users, particularly cyclists, remains a critical global issue. This study explores the potential of multimodal visual and haptic interaction technologies to improve cyclists’ perception of and responsiveness to t...
Current XR applications move beyond audiovisual information, with haptic feedback rapidly gaining ground. However, current haptic devices are still evolving and often struggle to combine key desired features in a balanced way. In this paper, we propo...
Sports technology enhances athletes’ performance by providing feedback. However, interaction techniques of current devices may overwhelm athletes with excessive information or distract them from their performance. Despite previous research, design kn...
The ultrasonic phased array as an emerging interactive tool is increasingly used for aerial tactile interaction. However, there is almost no method to achieve remote variable force feedback through the ultrasonic phased array as far as we know. This...
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a sound-driven robot quiz system that enhances fairness and engagement in educational human–robot interaction (HRI). The system integrates a real-time sound-based first-responder detection mechan...
This study presents a compact affective sensing system that converts physical touch into intuitive multimodal feedback through dynamic facial expressions and optional audio responses. The system was developed to support non-verbal, human-centered int...
The remote perception of teleoperated surgical robotics has been a critical issue for surgeons in fulfilling their remote manipulation tasks. In this article, an adaptive teleoperation control framework is proposed. It provides a physical human&ndash...
The article presents a contextual survey of eight contributions in the special issue Musical Interactions (Volume I) in Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. The presentation includes (1) a critical examination of what it means to be musical, to d...
The ocean surface and subsurface biophysical responses and their feedbacks to super typhoon Nida were comprehensively investigated based on a substantial dataset of multiple-satellite observations, Argo profiles, and reanalysis data. Nida experienced...
Optimizing high-speed railway (HSR) timetables requires coordinated decisions on train stopping patterns and local feasibility constraints, such as headway separation and service ordering, particularly at stations where consecutive trains share infra...
Individuals with disabilities and persons operating in inaccessible environments can greatly benefit from the aid of robotic manipulators in performing daily living activities and other remote tasks. Users relying on robotic manipulators to interact...
Multiple interactions between population increase-as driving force- and pressure factors can cause damage to human-nature interactions. In this paper, we aim to identify, understand, and assess those interactions that exert effects on environment qua...
Interventional surgical robots are widely used in neurosurgery to improve surgeons’ working environment and surgical safety. Based on the actual operational needs of surgeons’ feedback during preliminary in vivo experiments, this paper pr...
Haptic technology restores the sense of touch to robotic systems and has become increasingly important for safe and intuitive human–robot interaction in healthcare. Despite substantial advances over the past two decades, widespread clinical ado...
As autonomous driving technologies advance, the need for human-in-the-loop systems becomes increasingly critical to ensure safety, adaptability, and public confidence. This paper presents the design and evaluation of a context-aware immersive teleope...
Soft robotic systems have attracted increasing attention for hand rehabilitation because of their compliance, adaptability, and potential for comfortable human–robot interaction. However, the clinical translation of soft hand rehabilitation rob...
Augmented reality (AR) technologies can blend digital and physical space and serve a variety of applications intuitively and effectively. Specifically, wearable AR enabled by optical see-through (OST) AR head-mounted displays (HMDs) might provide use...
XR technologies enhance the sustainable development of urban areas by merging digital and physical worlds. In smart city contexts, XR has been applied in miscellaneous ways, from supporting urban planning and design through immersive visualization, t...
AI-driven assistance can help the user perform complex teleoperated tasks, introduce autonomous patterns, or adapt the workbench to objects of interest. On the other hand, the level of assistance should be responsive to the user’s response and...
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