JetUnit: Rendering Diverse Force Feedback in Virtual Reality Using Water Jets

Z Zhang, J Li, Z Yan, J Nishida, H Peng - Proceedings of the 37th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We propose JetUnit, a water-based VR haptic system designed to produce force feedback
with a wide spectrum of intensities and frequencies through water jets. The key challenge in …

When is a haptic message like an inside joke? digitally mediated emotive communication builds on shared history

XL Cang, A Israr, KE MacLean - IEEE Transactions on Affective …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Touch is valued for supporting emotional bonds. How can people access its warmth and
nuance remotely, when tech-mediated proxies are so different from direct touch? We …

Tactile spatial discrimination on the torso using vibrotactile and force stimulation

AF Jouybari, M Franza, OA Kannape, M Hara… - Experimental brain …, 2021 - Springer
There is a steadily growing number of mobile communication systems that provide spatially
encoded tactile information to the humans' torso. However, the increased use of such hands …

[HTML][HTML] Improving virtual reality navigation tasks using a haptic vest and upper body tracking

R Monica, J Aleotti - Displays, 2023 - Elsevier
Haptic feedback is an important component of immersive virtual reality (VR) applications that
is often suggested to complement visual information through the sense of touch. This paper …

Anatomy of a Hug in Virtual Reality

L Deusdado, AF Antunes - Procedia Computer Science, 2024 - bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt
Over time, there has been an increase in research on how to improve emotional state
rehabilitation processes, and it is notable that the use of technology has had a positive …

Augmenting locomotor perception by remapping tactile foot sensation to the back

AF Jouybari, N Ferraroli, M Bouri, SH Alaoui… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Sensory reafferents are crucial to correct our posture and movements, both
reflexively and in a cognitively driven manner. They are also integral to developing and …

Improving electrotactile communication with a multi‐pad electrode under cognitive load

FA Jure, EG Spaich, L Petrini, J Malešević… - Artificial …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Electrotactile systems are compact interfaces that can be used to convey
information through the skin by producing a range of haptic sensations. In many …

Encoding of spatial patterns using electrotactile stimulation via a multi‐pad electrode placed on the torso

FA Jure, EG Spaich, J Malešević, M Kostić… - Artificial …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tactile stimulation can be used to convey information to a user in different
scenarios while avoiding overloading other senses. Tactile messages can be transmitted as …

Electrotactile Communication via Matrix Electrode Placed on the Torso Using Fast Calibration, and Static vs. Dynamic Encoding

J Malešević, M Kostić, FA Jure, EG Spaich, S Došen… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrotactile stimulation is a technology that reproducibly elicits tactile sensations and can
be used as an alternative channel to communicate information to the user. The presented …

Anatomy of a Hug in Virtual Reality

LD Deusdado, AFJ Antunes - Procedia Computer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Over time, there has been an increase in research on how to improve emotional state
rehabilitation processes, and it is notable that the use of technology has had a positive …