ComTouch

Chang, Angela; O’Modhrain, Sile; Jacob, Rob; Gunther, Eric; Ishii, Hiroshi

doi:10.1145/778712.778755

Cited by 207 publications

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“…Other studies reported that the utilization of solely audio and tactile channels can augment communication, even on devices without video channels. ComTouch augmented remote communication by converting hand pressure into vibrational intensity between users in real-time ( Chang et al, 2002 ). POKE improved the communication using calling devices that reproduced the voice and touch channels for couples in long-distance relationships ( Samani et al, 2012 ).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a remote communication scenario, previous study added a haptic stimulus functionality to the existing media. For instance, a user’s mobile device vibrates when a remote partner squeezes his/her device ( Chang et al, 2002 ). Another study adds stimuli, which can exert a poking force on cheek through a pneumatically inflated silicone balloon ( Park et al, 2013 ).…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Embodied, visible, and courteous: exploring robotic social touch with virtual idols

Onishi,

Ogawa,

Tanaka

et al. 2024

Front. Robot. AI

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In recent years, virtual idols have garnered considerable attention because they can perform activities similar to real idols. However, as they are fictitious idols with nonphysical presence, they cannot perform physical interactions such as handshake. Combining a robotic hand with a display showing virtual idols is the one of the methods to solve this problem. Nonetheless a physical handshake is possible, the form of handshake that can effectively induce the desirable behavior is unclear. In this study, we adopted a robotic hand as an interface and aimed to imitate the behavior of real idols. To test the effects of this behavior, we conducted step-wise experiments. The series of experiments revealed that the handshake by the robotic hand increased the feeling of intimacy toward the virtual idol, and it became more enjoyable to respond to a request from the virtual idol. In addition, viewing the virtual idols during the handshake increased the feeling of intimacy with the virtual idol. Moreover, the method of the hand-shake peculiar to idols, which tried to keep holding the user’s hand after the conversation, increased the feeling of intimacy to the virtual idol.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embodied, visible, and courteous: exploring robotic social touch with virtual idols

Onishi,

Ogawa,

Tanaka

et al. 2024

Front. Robot. AI

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“…Another recent study focused on the perception of tactile cues applied on the wrist and fingers [17]. Both studies revealed that a vibrotactile display is an efficient way to transfer non-visual information, especially in a discrete and private way [10,22], which are important issues for people with VI.…”

Section: Other Vibrotactile Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

VibHand: On-Hand Vibrotactile Interface Enhancing Non-Visual Exploration of Digital Graphics

Zhao

Serrano

Oriola

et al. 2020

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Visual graphics are widely spread in digital media and are useful in many contexts of daily life. However, access to this type of graphical information remains a challenging task for people with visual impairments (VI). In this study, we designed and evaluated an on-hand vibrotactile interface that enables users with VI to explore digital graphics presented on tablets. We first conducted a set of exploratory tests with both people with VI and blindfolded (BF) people to investigate several design factors. We then conducted a comparative experiment to verify that on-hand vibrotactile cues (indicating direction and progression) can enhance the non-visual exploration of digital graphics. The results based on 12 participants with VI and 12 BF participants confirmed the usability of the technique and revealed that the visual status of the users does not impact graphics identification and comparison tasks.  CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Accessibility; Empirical studies in accessibility; • Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI)

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“…Utilizing this point, some researchers conducted experiment to transmit data from device to user by device vibration pattern [10] [11]. In the same movement, the other researchers [12] [13] attempted a high-speed vibration-based communication by using specific modules such as force reactors and piezo electric motors.…”

Section: Existing Vibration-based Communication Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stable Vibration-Based Communication Scheme Using Multi-Step ASK and PPM Techniques

Usa¹,

Kamioka²,

Sharif³

2018

JCC

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In the information-oriented society, there are increasing needs to conduct data communication with nearby devices/people. In this light, vibration-based communication method was proposed as one of possible communication means between adjacent devices. This method has been expected to provide an intuitive and safe communication by propagating vibration to a receiver device. This study proposes two types of techniques, which are multi-step ASK (Amplitude Shift Keying) with pseudo clock and PPM (Pulse Position Modulation), to achieve a stable vibration-based communication simply using smart device functions. These proposed techniques are then evaluated through some experiments using several types of smart devices. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed methods is discussed based on the experimental results.

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ComTouch

Cited by 207 publications

References 12 publications

Embodied, visible, and courteous: exploring robotic social touch with virtual idols

Embodied, visible, and courteous: exploring robotic social touch with virtual idols

VibHand: On-Hand Vibrotactile Interface Enhancing Non-Visual Exploration of Digital Graphics

Stable Vibration-Based Communication Scheme Using Multi-Step ASK and PPM Techniques

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