Research publications

Prof. Gunnar Jansson

Jansson, G., Juhasz, I. & Cammilton, A. (2006). Reading virtual maps with a haptic mouse: Effects of some modifications of the tactile and audio-tactile information. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 24, 60-66.

Juhasz, I., Jansson, G. & Gutierrez, T. (2006). Effects of a haptic reference point for learning a route on a virtual map. In ENACTIVE, Results of the first experimental assessment and recommendations for the design and development of Enactive application for special users (pp. 15-22). ENACTIVE INTERFACES, (Project IST-2004-002114-ENACTIVE), RD3.1/M.RD3.1.3/2006.

Jansson, G., Juslin, P. & Poom, L. (2006). Liquid-specific stimulus properties can be used for haptic perception of the amount of liquid in a vessel put in motion. Perception, 35, 1421-1432.

Jansson, G. & Pedersen, P. (2005). Obtaining geographical information from a virtual map with a haptic mouse. Paper at the International Cartographic Conference (Theme “Maps for Blind and Visually Impaired”) 9-16 July, A Coruna, 2005, Spain. Available on conference CD-ROM.

Jansson, G. & Pedersen, P. (2005). Obtaining geographical information from a virtual map with a haptic mouse.Paper at the International Cartographic Conference (Theme “Maps for Blind and Visually Impaired”) 9-16 July, A Coruna, 2005, Spain. Available on conference CD-ROM.

Jansson, G. (2005). Perceptual aspects of different ways of presenting map information to the visually impaired. Vision 2005 abstracts 4-7 April 2005. Available on CD-ROM.

Frisoli, A., Jansson, G., Bergamasco, M. & Loscos, C. (2005). Evaluation of the Pure-Form haptic displays used for exploration of works of art at museums. Paper at Worldhaptics 2005, Pisa, March 18-20, 2005. Available in Proceedings on CD-ROM.

Jansson, G. & Monaci, L. (2004). Haptic identification of objects with different numbers of fingers. In S. Ballesteros & M. A. Heller (Eds.), Touch, Blindness and Neuroscience (pp. 209-219). Madrid: UNED Press.

Jansson, G., Bergamasco, M. & Frisoli, A. (2003). A new option for the visually impaired to experience 3D art at museums: Manual exploration of virtual copies. Visual Impairment Research, 5, 1-12.

Jansson, G., Bergamasco, M. & Frisoli, A. (2003). A new option for the visually impaired to experience 3D art at museums: Manual exploration of virtual copies. Visual Impairment Research, 5, 1-12.

Jansson, G. & Monaci, L. (2003). Exploring tactile maps with one or two fingers. Cartographic Journal, 40, 269-271.

Jansson, G. (2003). Tactile maps – overview of research and development. In Y. Eriksson, G. Jansson & M. Strucel (Eds.), Tactile maps. Guidance in map production (pp. 45-78). Stockholm: The Swedish Braille Authority.

Jansson, G. & Holmes, E. (2003). Can we read depth in tactile pictures? Potentials suggested by research in tactile perception. In E. Axel & N. Levant (Eds.), Art beyond vision: A resource guide to art, creativity, and visual impairment (pp. 146-156). New York: Art Education for the Blind and American Foundation for the Blind.

Jansson, G & Larsson, K. (2002). Identification of haptic virtual objects with different degrees of complexity. In S. A. Wall, B. Riedel, A Crossan & M. R. McGee (Eds.), Eurohaptics 2002, Conference Proceedings, Edinburgh, July 2002 (pp. 57-60).

Jansson, G. (2002). Perceiving complex virtual scenes without visual guidance. In McLaughlin, M. L., Hespanha, J. & Sukhatme, G. (Eds.), Touch in virtual environments (pp. 169-179). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Jansson, G. & Ivås, A. (2001). Can the efficiency of a haptic display be increased by short-time practice in exploration? In G. Goos, J. Hartmanis & J. van Leeuwen (Series Eds.) & S. Brewster & R. Murray-Smith (Vol. Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 2058. Haptic Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 85-91). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.

Jansson, G. (2001). The potential importance of Perceptual Filling-In for haptic perception of virtual object form. In C. Baber, M. Faint, S. Wall & A. M. Wing (Eds.), Eurohaptics 2001 Conference Proceedings (Educational Technology Research Papers, ETRP 12, pp. 72-75). Birmingham, England: The University of Birmingham (ISSN 1463-9394).

Jansson, G. (2001). The potential usefulness of high-tech aids for visually impaired seniors. In H.-W. Wahl & H.-E. Schulze (Eds.), On the special needs of blind and low vision seniors (pp. 231-238). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Jansson, G. (2000). The usefulness of haptic displays for visually impaired people reading 3D pictures. In R. Vollmar & R. Wagner (Eds.), Computers helping people with special needs. ICCHP 2000 (pp. 313-317). Vienna: Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft.

Jansson, G. (Convener and Chair) (2000). Active versus passive touch revisited: The relative importance of cutaneous and kinaesthetic information. Invited symposium. In F. Y. Doré (Ed.), Abstracts of the XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden, July 23-28, 2000, International Journal of Psychology, 35, 206.

Jansson, G., Billberger, K., Petrie, H., Colwell, C., Kornbrot, D., Fänger, J., König, H., Hardwick, A. & Furner, S. (1999). Haptic virtual environments for blind people: Exploratory experiments with two devices. International Journal of Virtual Reality, 4, 10-20.

Jansson, G. (2000). Basic issues concerning visually impaired people's use of haptic displays. In P. Sharkey, A. Cesarani, L. Pugnatti & A. Rizzo (Eds.), The 3rd International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies - Proceedings, 23-25 September, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy (pp. 33-38). To appear also in International Journal of Virtual Reality.

Jansson, G. (2000). Basic issues concerning visually impaired people's use of haptic displays. In P. Sharkey, A. Cesarani, L. Pugnatti & A. Rizzo (Eds.), The 3rd International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies Proceedings, 23-25 September, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy (pp. 33-38).

Jansson, G. & Ivås, A. (2000). Can the efficiency of a haptic display be increased by short-time practice in exploration? In Brewster, S. & Murray-Smith, R (Eds.), First International Workshop on Haptic Human-Computer Interaction, University of Glasgow, UK, 31st August - 1st September, 2000 (pp. 22-27). Glasgow, Scotland: University of Glasgow, Glasgow Interactive Systems Group. (To appear also in a coming issue of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, published by Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany.)

Jansson, G. & Ivås, A. (2001). Can the efficiency of a haptic display be increased by short-time practice in exploration? In G. Goos, J. Hartmanis & J. van Leeuwen (Series Eds.) & S. Brewster & R. Murray-Smith (Vol. Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 2058. Haptic Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 85-91). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.

Jansson, G. (2000). Spatial orientation and mobility of people with visual impairment. In B. Silverstone, M. A. Lang, B. Rosenthal, & E. E. Faye (Eds.), The Lighthouse Handbook on Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation (pp. 379-397). New York: The Lighthouse and Oxford University Press.

Gunnar Jansson, Helen Petrie, Chetz Colwell, Diana Kornbrot, Jens Fänger, Henry König, Katarina Billberger, Andrew Hardwick, and Stephen Furner.Haptic Virtual Environments for Blind People: Exploratory Experiments With Two Devices. The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 4(1), 1999.

Jansson, G. (1999). Verbal and Tactile Map Information for Travelling Without Sight. In C. Bühler & H. Knops (Eds.), Assistive technology on the threshold of the new millennium (pp. 596-599). Assistive Technology Research Series, Vol. 6. Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Jansson, G. (1999). Can a haptic display rendering virtual 3D objects be useful for people with visual impairment? Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 93, 426-429.

Jansson, G. (1998). Haptic perception of outline 2D shape: The contributions of information via the skin, the joints and the muscles. In B. Bril, A. Ledebt, G. Dietrich, A. Roby-Brami (Eds.), Advances in perception-action coupling (pp. 25-30). Paris: Éditions EDK.

Jansson, G. (1998). Can a haptic force feedback display provide visually impaired people with useful information about texture roughness and 3D form of virtual objects? In P. Sharkey, D. Rose & J.-I. Lindström (Eds.), The 2nd European Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies. Proceedings (pp. 105-111). Reading, UK: University of Reading, Department of Cybernetics.

Holmes, E., Hughes, B. & Jansson, G. (1998). Haptic perception of texture gradients. Perception, 27, 993-1008.

The MoBIC consortium (1997). Mobility of blind and elderly people interacting with computers. Final report. London: Royal National Institute of the Blind.

Holmes, E. & Jansson, G. (1997). A touch tablet enhanced with synthetic speech as a display for visually impaired people's reading of virtual maps. In CSUN 12th Annual Conference on Technology for People with Disabilities [3.5 diskette, file Holmes_e.txt]. Northridge, CA: California State University, Northridge.

Bringhammar, C., Jansson. G. & Douglas, G. (1997). The usefulness of a tactile map before and during travel without sight: A research report. Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham, Research Centre for the Education of the Visually Handicapped (ISBN: 0 704418 886).

Jansson, G. (1996). Old and new efforts to find technical solutions to the orientation and mobility problems of the blind. In J. M. Tellevik & G. E. Haugum (Eds.), Conference Proceedings, International Mobility Conference No. 8, Trondheim and Melhus, Norway, May 10-19, 1996 (pp. 148-158). Melhus, Norway: Tambartun National Resource Center.

Holmes, E., Jansson, G. & Jansson, A. (1996). Exploring auditorily enhanced maps for travel in new environments. In D. Burger (Ed.), New technologies in the education of the visually handicapped (pp. 191-196). Montrouge, France: John Libbey Eurotext.

Jansson, G. (1995) (Ed.). Requirements for effective orientation and mobility by blind people. London: Royal National Institute for the Blind.

Hughes, B. & Jansson, G. (1994). Texture perception via active touch. Human Movement Science, 13, 301-333.

Jansson, G. (1993). Perception of the amount of fluid in a vessel shaken by hand. In S.S. Valenti & J.B. Pittinger (Eds.), Studies in perception and action II. Posters presented at the VIIth International Conference on Event Perception and Action. August 8-13, 1993. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada (pp. 263-267) Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.