TY - GEN
T1 - Designing a Vibrotactile Language for a Wearable Vest
AU - Morrison, Ann
AU - Knoche, Hendrik
AU - Manresa-Yee, Cristina
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We designed a wearable vest that houses a set of actuators to be placed at specific points on the body. We developed vibrotactile patterns to induce five sensation types: (1) Calming, (2 patterns, Up and Down back) (2) Feel Good (4 patterns in different directions around the waist), (3) Activating (2 patterns, Tarzan and Shiver, on top front of body and then down the back as well for Shiver), (4) Navigation (2 patterns, Turn Left and Turn Right, prompting on back then opposite side front waist) for full body turning and (5) Warning, (1 pattern on solar plexus) to slow down or stop the wearers. We made an overlap between the pulses, which were of longer durations than the short burst saltation pulses designed to induce muscle movement. Our participants responded well to the Calming and Feel Good patterns, but reported mixed responses to Activation, Navigation and Warning patterns.
AB - We designed a wearable vest that houses a set of actuators to be placed at specific points on the body. We developed vibrotactile patterns to induce five sensation types: (1) Calming, (2 patterns, Up and Down back) (2) Feel Good (4 patterns in different directions around the waist), (3) Activating (2 patterns, Tarzan and Shiver, on top front of body and then down the back as well for Shiver), (4) Navigation (2 patterns, Turn Left and Turn Right, prompting on back then opposite side front waist) for full body turning and (5) Warning, (1 pattern on solar plexus) to slow down or stop the wearers. We made an overlap between the pulses, which were of longer durations than the short burst saltation pulses designed to induce muscle movement. Our participants responded well to the Calming and Feel Good patterns, but reported mixed responses to Activation, Navigation and Warning patterns.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-20898-5_62
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-20898-5_62
M3 - Article in proceeding
SN - 978-3-319-20897-8
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 655
EP - 666
BT - Design, User Experience, and Usability: Users and Interactions
A2 - Marcus, Aaron
PB - Springer Publishing Company
T2 - 4th International Conference, DUXU 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015
Y2 - 2 August 2015 through 7 August 2015
ER -