[Art_beyond_sight_theory_and_research] Art_beyond_sight_theory_and_research Digest, Vol 67, Issue 5

[Beverly Dywan]

Here's my 2 cents worth on the term search. I think tactile graphic is clear and concise. 'Haptic' is probably too new for many people, and may also be associated with electronics. 'Relief' could be 1 mm different from the surface and therefore not very tactile.
Terminology should be referential to what the culture understands, we want people to embrace something easily so make it simple. Tactile essentially means touching, go with that.

Beverly Dywan
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> Hi Rob,
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> Hmm, tactile, I guess. 
> What about haptual?
> Getting a headache.
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> Lisa
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> Dear Lisa,
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> Might I raise the question whether 'tactile' or 'tactual' is more appropriate? I take the latter to be the equivalent of 'visual': the minimal way of tying the phenomenon to a sense modality (here, touch). 'Tactile', in contrast, I take to suggest inviting, or promising to reward, touch. So, while all the surfaces on a cellphone may be tactual, if only the keys are made of something satisfying to touch, then they are tactile, as the rest is not.
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> Of course, it's another question whether 'haptic' should be preferred to either of the 'tact...' options. It's also an open question, if one accepts the distinction above, which of the terms is more appropriate for the graphics that interest you.
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> Rob
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> On 20 Jan 2012, at 13:24, Lisa Yayla wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> Again I am calling to the collective knowledge and wisdom of this group. My question is about what to call a tactile graphic. Hmm, you think, strange question after all these years and shouldn't the questioner know better?
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>> Ok, here are the questions - is the term "tactile graphic" better than the term "relief graphic" ? Is the term "haptic graphic" better than both? Or does it not make much difference?
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>> By saying tactile one gives the idea that the graphic is to be touched, but saying relief, doesn't necessarily. Haptic perhaps gives the additional information that there should be movement to gain information - that is the hand should move over the graphic.
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>> Like to hear what you think.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Lisa
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