Abstract
The goal of our project is to develop basic systems for a new type of chemical educational system by using a haptic device to virtually feel attractive and repulsive force in van der Waals molecular interaction. We focus on the interaction between rare-gas atoms (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe) and construct a robust and basic system. Two visually different systems are developed. One is E-HaptiChem, which uses a 3D-multimedia open-source graphics library, JUN, as a general basis, and uses a chemical open-source graphics library, ChemoJun, as a chemical tool. The other system is AVS-VI, which uses an AVS graphics library. In the current phase, basic functions have been developed and implemented in both systems. This paper outlines the project, the methods, and the first results of our efforts in determining the basic requirements for the molecular haptic system.
