Haptic feedback

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Are you familiar with the phrase "haptic feedback" or just "haptic" in general?

I know what it means but I'm wondering if I can use it in everyday conversation because I think it's relatively uncommon. What do you think?

Mcbian · Accepted Answer

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Avangi · Answer

Just from reading Wikipedia, my impression is that it has no general application in "everyday life," and exists not as a way of looking at or analyzing phenomena, but as an "artificial" simulation of stimuli which for some reason have become unavailable to the person, or blocked from his perception.

I had never heard of it. What I read applied to very complex aircraft control systems, but I can well imagine it's application in automotive controls, eg, steering wheel backpressure, where servo systems (power steering) isolate the operator from the feel of the road.

If you were to use it in "everyday conversation," you'd either have a lot of explaining to do, or would be among a group of very technical people.

Do you happen to know if discussions of this technology came up in "popular circles" concerning the problems Toyota was having with their acceleration controls?
I heard some talk show flaps lamenting the passing of the good old days when all the controls were attached "directly" to the things they controlled.

I wonder if it has application in fields where scientists are trying to replicate sensations for people who have lost certain sensory abilities (eg, blindness) - in some cases by electrically stimulating the brain. That would certainly be a topic for popular conversation - especially with all the popular interest in virtual reality.

CalifJim · Answer

IvanhrAre you familiar with the phrase "haptic feedback" or just "haptic" in general?

No.

IvanhrI'm wondering if I can use it in everyday conversation

Wonder no more! Assuming you want to be understood, you can't use it in everyday conversation -- unless you want to do a lot of explaining. But maybe you can make yourself look really smart that way!

CJ

Ivanhr · Answer

Thank you guys

AvangiI wonder if it has application in fields where scientists are trying to replicate sensations for people who have lost certain sensory abilities (eg, blindness) - in some cases by electrically stimulating the brain. That would certainly be a topic for popular conversation - especially with all the popular interest in virtual reality.

Yes, exactly, it's used in smartphones for people who have problems using/accessing their phones (usually it's the blind or visually impaired). "Haptic feedback" is a sort of tactile feedback, (usually manifested in the form of vibration), which notifies the user of the important events (message/email arrival, low battery, missed call etc) taking place on the device.

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