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HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
13 years 12 months ago
Basic Properties of Phantom Sensation for Practical Haptic Applications
Phantom sensation (PhS) is a pseudo-tactile sensation that occurs when two or more mechanical or electrical stimuli are presented simultaneously to the skin. PhS has two well-known...
Hiroshi Kato, Yuki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
TEI
2012
ACM
331views Hardware» more  TEI 2012»
12 years 3 months ago
Body-centric interaction with mobile devices
Most current mobile technologies require on-screen operations for interacting with devices’ visual contents. However, as a trade-off for mobility, screens usually provide limite...
Xiang 'Anthony' Chen
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Design of haptic interfaces for therapy
Touch is fundamental to our emotional well-being. Medical science is starting to understand and develop touch-based therapies for autism spectrum, mood, anxiety and borderline dis...
Cati Vaucelle, Leonardo Bonanni, Hiroshi Ishii
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 10 days ago
Stress outsourced: a haptic social network via crowdsourcing
Stress OutSourced (SOS) is a peer-to-peer network that allows anonymous users to send each other therapeutic massages to relieve stress. By applying the emerging concept of crowds...
Keywon Chung, Carnaven Chiu, Xiao Xiao, Pei-Yu (Pe...
ACMACE
2007
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Augmenting amusement rides with telemetry
We present a system that uses wireless telemetry to enhance the experience of fairground and theme park amusement rides. Our system employs wearable technologies to capture video,...
Brendan Walker, Holger Schnädelbach, Stefan R...