Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Shape Display(also: 2.5D Shape Display, Pin Display, Tactile Shape Display)
- A physical computing device consisting of a grid of motorised pins that can be raised and lowered to create dynamic tactile relief surfaces. Shape displays render digital 3D content as physical topographies that users can explore by touch, providing real-time haptic feedback…
- Skin Stretch Display(also: Skin Stretch, Lateral Skin Deformation Display, STReSS)
- A type of haptic display technology that produces tactile feedback by laterally stretching the skin of the user's fingertip, rather than using raised pins or vibration. Skin stretch displays typically use arrays of small actuators (such as piezoelectric bending motors) that…
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