We propose an umbrella-like device called Funbrella that entertains people with many types of rain by focusing on an umbrella as a user interface that connects humans and rain. Ge...
Kazuyuki Fujita, Yuichi Itoh, Ai Yoshida, Maya Oza...
In the not too distant future Intelligent Creatures (robots, smart devices, smart vehicles, smart buildings, etc) will share the everyday living environment of human beings. It is...
Brendan Bartlett, Vladimir Estivill-Castro, Stuart...
This paper discusses the Ohio University Virtual Haptic Back (VHB) project, including objectives, implementation, and initial evaluations. Haptics is the science of human tactile ...
Robert L. Williams II, Mayank Srivastava, John N. ...
Avatars that show intelligent behavior should have an access to general knowledge about the world, knowledge that humans store in their semantic memories. The simplest knowledge r...
Julian Szymanski, Tomasz Sarnatowicz, Wlodzislaw D...
Interactive computing systems frequently use pointing as an input modality, while also supporting other forms of input such as alphanumeric, voice, gesture, and force. We focus on...