Position of the egocenter in the perception of peri-personal space using haptics

Spatial representations of peri-personal space formed from haptics are known to show non-veridical characteristics, which have been suggested to be the result of the egocentric reference frame. The current study investigated the position of the egocenter when perceiving space through haptics in order to understand how positions in space are encoded and whether there are positions in space that are easily perceived with arm movements. Understanding of human characteristics in the perception of space using haptics will shed light into user friendly designs of interfaces which are manipulated using the hands.