TY - JOUR A1 - Siqueira Rodrigues, Lucas A1 - Schmidt, Timo Torsten A1 - Nyakatura, John A1 - Zachow, Stefan A1 - Israel, Johann Habakuk A1 - Kosch, Thomas T1 - Assessing the Effects of Sensory Modality Conditions on Object Retention across Virtual Reality and Projected Surface Display Environments T2 - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction N2 - Haptic feedback reportedly enhances human interaction with 3D data, particularly improving the retention of mental representations of digital objects in immersive settings. However, the effectiveness of visuohaptic integration in promoting object retention across different display environments remains underexplored. Our study extends previous research on the retention effects of haptics from virtual reality to a projected surface display to assess whether earlier findings generalize to 2D environments. Participants performed a delayed match-to-sample task incorporating visual, haptic, and visuohaptic sensory feedback within a projected surface display environment. We compared error rates and response times across these sensory modalities and display environments. Our results reveal that visuohaptic integration significantly enhances object retention on projected surfaces, benefiting task performance across display environments. Our findings suggest that haptics can improve object retention without requiring fully immersive setups, offering insights for the design of interactive systems that assist professionals who rely on precise mental representations of digital objects. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-zib/frontdoor/index/index/docId/9810 VL - 8 IS - ISS SP - 255 EP - 282 ER -