Dataset for "Investigating the Impact of Deformable, Movable and Rigid Surfaces on Force-Input Interactions"
This dataset supports the article "Investigating the Impact of Deformable, Movable, and Rigid Surfaces on Force-Input Interactions" (TOCHI, 2025). It comprises aggregated data from three controlled user studies (each with 28 participants).
The studies systematically explore how surface compliance type—Deformable, Movable and Rigid— and surface stiffness affect user performance and experience in force input tasks.
The dataset includes:
• Task performance data, including force input selection and hold accuracy across different surface conditions.
• Self-reported user data, including qualitative ratings and preferences.
The data were collected to examine how the physical properties of different surfaces influence users' ability to perform force input tasks, along with their surface preferences.
This dataset enables further analysis and may support new investigations into haptic interaction, input techniques, or the design of novel interfaces in human-computer interaction.
Cite this dataset as:
Nash, J.,
Sauve, K.,
Sharma, A.,
Clarke, C.,
Alexander, J.,
2025.
Dataset for "Investigating the Impact of Deformable, Movable and Rigid Surfaces on Force-Input Interactions".
Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01522.
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Aggregated_Data.zip
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Aggregated data for TOCHI article - Investigating the Impact of Deformable, Movable and Rigid Surfaces on Force-Input Interactions This ZIP archive contains aggregated CSV data from three user studies. Each study's archive is organised into separate folders, including task and survey summaries.
Creators
James Nash
University of Bath
Kim Sauve
University of Bath
Adwait Sharma
University of Bath
Christopher Clarke
University of Bath
Jason Alexander
University of Bath
Contributors
University of Bath
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Documentation
Data collection method:
For the methodology and apparatus of the data collection, please refer to the paper.
Documentation Files
READ_ME.txt
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ReadMe file explaining the structure of the folders, along with notes on terminology.
Funders
European Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000781
FORCE-UI JA ERC
853063
Publication details
Publication date: 1 May 2025
by: University of Bath
Version: 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01522
URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/1522
Related papers and books
Nash, J., Sauvé, K., Sharma, A., Clarke, C., and Alexander, J., 2025. Investigating the Impact of Deformable, Movable, and Rigid Surfaces on Force-Input Interactions. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3736409.
Contact information
Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.
Contact person: James Nash
Faculty of Science
Computer Science
