Surface shape alters perceived material softness
When a human strokes the surface of an object with his/her finger, the surface shape influences the perceived softness of the object. This study introduced a curved surface softness illusion, which alters the perception of material softness. When a surface with curvature is felt by sliding a finger...
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| author | Hongbo Wang Qingyu Sun Shogo Okamoto |
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| description | When a human strokes the surface of an object with his/her finger, the surface shape influences the perceived softness of the object. This study introduced a curved surface softness illusion, which alters the perception of material softness. When a surface with curvature is felt by sliding a finger over it, it feels softer than a flat surface made of the same material. In contrast, a rugged surface is perceived as harder. This illusion indicates that, in addition to mechanical hardness, humans judge an object’s softness based on its surface shape. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26605feb687045468a7ba56c314734cb2024-04-11T23:03:31ZengSAGE Publishingi-Perception2041-66952024-03-011510.1177/20416695241245021Surface shape alters perceived material softnessHongbo WangQingyu SunShogo OkamotoWhen a human strokes the surface of an object with his/her finger, the surface shape influences the perceived softness of the object. This study introduced a curved surface softness illusion, which alters the perception of material softness. When a surface with curvature is felt by sliding a finger over it, it feels softer than a flat surface made of the same material. In contrast, a rugged surface is perceived as harder. This illusion indicates that, in addition to mechanical hardness, humans judge an object’s softness based on its surface shape.https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695241245021 |
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| title | Surface shape alters perceived material softness |
| title_full | Surface shape alters perceived material softness |
| title_fullStr | Surface shape alters perceived material softness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface shape alters perceived material softness |
| title_short | Surface shape alters perceived material softness |
| title_sort | surface shape alters perceived material softness |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695241245021 |
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