1A1-E03 Remote Haptic Communication Using Active Touch on User's Own Body(Haptic Interface)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel method for remote haptic communication. The method uses active touch on a user's own body surface. The user replicates a touch motion of the other one by tracing the touch position and pressure. A prototype enables detecting the touch position on the body surface by using a shirt with a 2D position pattern and a hand-held camera device. The paper describes a user study to examine the psychological changes during experiences of the proposed system.