TY - GEN
T1 - Simulating Affective Touch: Using a Vibrotactile Array to Generate Pleasant Stroking Sensations
AU - Huisman, Gijs
AU - Darriba Frederiks, Aduén
AU - van Erp, Jan B.F.
AU - Heylen, Dirk K. J.
N1 - Conference paper in book of proceedings (Part II) of 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2016, London, UK, July 4–7, 2016.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Gentle stroking touches are rated most pleasant when applied at a velocity of between 1–10 cm/s. Such touches are considered highly relevant in social interactions. Here, we investigate whether stroking sensations generated by a vibrotactile array can produce similar pleasantness responses, with the ultimate goal of using this type of haptic display in technology mediated social touch. A study was conducted in which participants received vibrotactile stroking stimuli of different velocities and intensities, applied to their lower arm. Results showed that the stimuli were perceived as continuous stroking sensations in a straight line. Furthermore, pleasantness ratings for low intensity vibrotactile stroking followed an inverted U-curve, similar to that found in research into actual stroking touches. The implications of these findings are discussed.
AB - Gentle stroking touches are rated most pleasant when applied at a velocity of between 1–10 cm/s. Such touches are considered highly relevant in social interactions. Here, we investigate whether stroking sensations generated by a vibrotactile array can produce similar pleasantness responses, with the ultimate goal of using this type of haptic display in technology mediated social touch. A study was conducted in which participants received vibrotactile stroking stimuli of different velocities and intensities, applied to their lower arm. Results showed that the stimuli were perceived as continuous stroking sensations in a straight line. Furthermore, pleasantness ratings for low intensity vibrotactile stroking followed an inverted U-curve, similar to that found in research into actual stroking touches. The implications of these findings are discussed.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_24#enumeration
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_24#enumeration
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783319423234
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 240
EP - 250
BT - Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications
A2 - Bello, Fernando
A2 - Kajimoto, Hiroyuki
A2 - Visell, Yon
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
T2 - 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2016
Y2 - 4 July 2016 through 7 July 2016
ER -