Title :
A body-conforming tactile jacket to enrich movie viewing
Author :
Lemmens, Paul ; Crompvoets, Floris ; Brokken, Dirk ; Van den Eerenbeemd, Jack ; De Vries, Gert-Jan
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Eur.
Abstract :
Adding haptic stimulation to movies is a promising step in creating more emotionally immersive experiences. To explore the potential of this concept, we have created a wearable tactile jacket that is used to deliver movie-specific tactile stimuli to the viewer´s body that are specifically targeted to influence the viewer´s emotions. Immersion was evaluated in a user test using questionnaires and physiological measurements. The findings show promising effects of the haptic stimuli that need to be substantiated in further more refined user tests.
Keywords :
cinematography; haptic interfaces; touch (physiological); body-conforming wearable tactile jacket; emotionally immersive movie viewing experience; haptic stimulation; movie-specific tactile stimuli; physiological measurement; Actuators; Connectors; Driver circuits; Fabrics; Haptic interfaces; Motion pictures; Teleoperators; Testing; Torso; Virtual environment; Tactile stimulation; textile electronics; vibrotactile actuators;
Conference_Titel :
EuroHaptics conference, 2009 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems. World Haptics 2009. Third Joint
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3858-7
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2009.4810832
