Enhancing The Pseudo-Haptic Effect On The Touch Panel Using The Virtual String

This paper proposes a novel method of enhancing the pseudo-haptic effect on the touch panel. In prior studies to invoke pseudo-haptics on the touch panel, there has been a problem stemming from the difference in position between the finger and the object. We added the virtual string on display which shows a connection between the finger and the object. The user studies showed that the presence of the virtual string was effective to invoke pseudo-haptics, and the setting of string breaks was key to enhance the effect of it.