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Use of Haptics to Augment Presence in an Experiential HCI Environment

This document proposes a study on the use of haptic devices in an educational setting. Devices that employ “haptics” provide a touch-based/force feedback system of interaction with virtual environments. The proposed study will focus on the use of a haptic device to augment the sense of presence that a student perceives while dissecting a virtual frog in a high school Biology classroom. Experiential learning coupled with the notion of “presence” will provide the theoretical foundation for this endeavor in an attempt to create a bridge from John Dewey‟s philosophy of experiential education to the current emphasis on interactive interfacing within the realm of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) research.