Affective haptics: Current research and future directions

MA Eid, H Al Osman - IEEE Access, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Touch plays a prominent role in communicating emotions and intensifying interpersonal
communication. Affective haptics is an emerging field, which focuses on the analysis …

Serious games to improve social and emotional intelligence in children with autism

A Hassan, N Pinkwart, M Shafi - Entertainment computing, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of serious games provides a new dimension for treating individuals with Autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers have carried out a substantial amount of work in this …

A review of serious games for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

HM Zakari, M Ma, D Simmons - … , SGDA 2014, Berlin, Germany, October 9 …, 2014 - Springer
This paper reviews 40 serious games designed for children with autism spectrum disorders
(ASD) and these games/studies are classified into four categories; technology platform …

Touch technology in affective human–, robot–, and virtual–human interactions: A survey

T Olugbade, L He, P Maiolino, D Heylen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given the importance of affective touch in human interactions, technology designers are
increasingly attempting to bring this modality to the core of interactive technology. Advances …

Sensing technologies for autism spectrum disorder screening and intervention

JJ Cabibihan, H Javed, M Aldosari, TW Frazier… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in sensing technologies that are relevant for Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) screening and therapy. This disorder is characterized by …

A robotic framework to facilitate sensory experiences for children with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary study

H Javed, R Burns, M Jeon, AM Howard… - ACM Transactions on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children is commonly accompanied by
a diagnosis of sensory processing disorders. Abnormalities are usually reported in multiple …

FAR: end-to-end vibrotactile distributed system designed to facilitate affect regulation in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder through slow breathing

P Miri, M Arora, A Malhotra, R Flory, S Hu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
To address difficulties with affect dysregulation in youth diagnosed with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), we designed and developed an end-to-end vibrotactile breathing pacer …

Wearable Technology for Signal Acquisition and Interactive Feedback in Autism Spectrum Disorder Intervention: A Review

X Gao, L Yin, S Tian, YA Huang, Q Ji - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interventions increasingly harness the capabilities of
wearable technology, utilizing predictive analytics of physiological signals and personalized …

Recognizing emotions induced by wearable haptic vibration using noninvasive electroencephalogram

X Wang, B Xu, W Zhang, J Wang, L Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The integration of haptic technology into affective computing has led to a new field known as
affective haptics. Nonetheless, the mechanism underlying the interaction between haptics …

Getting your hands dirty outside the lab: A practical primer for conducting wearable vibrotactile haptics research

JR Blum, PE Fortin, F Al Taha… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As haptics have become an ingrained part of our wearable experience, particularly through
phones, smartwatches, and fitness trackers, significant research effort has been conducted …