Investigating the Design Space of Affective Touch on the Forearm Area
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Abstract
Affective touch, which involves slow, gentle mechanical stimulation of the skin, is drawing interest from the Human-Computer Interaction community in recent years. Stroking, the most common form of affective touch, is strongly related to emotional responses and has been proven beneficial for interventing and mitigating anxiety. This has led to a growing need for developing wearable stroking devices. In our study, we first presented a custom-built forearm-worn interface. We then explored the design parameters for stroking devices, focusing on 2 factors: (1) the form factors (shape / material) of the end effector contacted directly with the skin, and (2) the stroking distance, respectively.
Details
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 13 Oct 2024 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Conference
Title | 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology |
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Abbreviated title | UIST 2024 |
Conference number | 37 |
Duration | 13 - 16 October 2024 |
Degree of recognition | International event |
Location | Westin Hotel |
City | Pittsburgh |
Country | United States of America |
External IDs
ORCID | /0000-0002-0803-8818/work/170582686 |
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Scopus | 85211489897 |
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Keywords
- Affective touch, Haptic device design, Human-Computer Interaction, Wearable computing