Ants in the Pants -ticklish tactile display using rotating brushes-

Author

Sato, Yoshimi ; Sato, Keiji ; Sato, Michi ; Fukushima, Shogo ; Okano, Yu. ; Matsuo, Kanako ; Ooshima, Sayaka ; Kojima, Yuichiro ; Matsue, Rika ; Nakata, Satsuki ; Hashimoto, Yuki ; Kajimoto, Hiroyuki

Author_Institution

Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu

fYear

2008

fDate

20-22 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

461

Lastpage

466

Abstract

We created a new entertainment called ldquoAnts in the Pantsrdquo. A user can see many ants moving around on a visual display. The userpsilas hand is placed into a tactile display in the form of a glove that has a matrix of small motors with brushes inside it. When the user places their gloved hand on the visual display, the user can feel a sensation as if ants are crawling up their arm. We have tested the system with more than 500 participants. In response to a questionnaire, about 75% of users responded that the experience was ldquoenjoyablerdquo and 54% that it was ldquorealisticrdquo. Moreover, our work was able to entertain most people regardless of their reaction to the experience. We believe our ldquoAnts in the Pantsrdquo opened the door to a new type of ldquouncomfortable, creepy but enjoyablerdquo entertainment.

Keywords

computer displays; data gloves; electric motors; virtual reality; ants in the pants; rotating brushes; tactile display; visual display; Arm; Art; Brushes; Computer bugs; Displays; Foot; Insects; Skin; System testing; Virtual reality; Ant; Creepy; Glove; Insect; Tactile display; Ticklish; Virtual reality; Wearable interface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

SICE Annual Conference, 2008

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-4-907764-30-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-4-907764-29-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SICE.2008.4654699

Filename

4654699