TECHTILE toolkit: A prototyping tool for design and education of haptic media

Kouta Minamizawa; Yasuaki Kakehi; Masashi Nakatani; Soichiro Mihara; Susumu Tachi

doi:10.1145/2331714.2331745

TECHTILE toolkit: A prototyping tool for design and education of haptic media

Kouta Minamizawa, Yasuaki Kakehi, Masashi Nakatani, Soichiro Mihara, Susumu Tachi

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Abstract

There has been many haptic devices proposed so far, but most of them are still in emerging stage. To attract the interest of potential users of haptics such as designers, educators, and students, it is necessary to provide easy-to-make and easy-to-use haptic device. We then developed an introductory haptic device named "TECHTILE toolkit". Current prototype is composed of haptic recorder, haptic reactor, and signal amplifier that is optimized to present not only zone of audibility but also low frequency vibrotactile sensation. This toolkit is intuitive to use and can be developed with low cost. We are currently holding a number of workshops to confirm that this device is suitable as an educational tool for learning possible applications of haptics design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2012 Virtual Reality International Conference, VRIC'12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2331714.2331745
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	2012 Virtual Reality International Conference, VRIC'12 - Laval, France Duration: 2012 Mar 28 → 2012 Mar 30

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Other	2012 Virtual Reality International Conference, VRIC'12
Country/Territory	France
City	Laval
Period	12/3/28 → 12/3/30

Keywords

haptic media
multisensory communication
tactile display
tactile sensor
vibrotactile sensation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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Minamizawa, K, Kakehi, Y, Nakatani, M, Mihara, S & Tachi, S 2012, TECHTILE toolkit: A prototyping tool for design and education of haptic media. in Proceedings of the 2012 Virtual Reality International Conference, VRIC'12. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2012 Virtual Reality International Conference, VRIC'12, Laval, France, 12/3/28. https://doi.org/10.1145/2331714.2331745

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