Research Project Haptics Ultrasound Virtual Reality 2023-12-12

Mid-air Contactless Haptics

Authors: Iñigo Ezcurdia · Unai Fernandez · Xabier Olaz · Asier Marzo
Mid-air Contactless Haptics

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publication

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Abstract

We present four technologies to deliver contactless haptic stimuli for enriching Virtual Reality (VR) experiences. The technologies are electrostatic piloerection, focused light-induced heat, electric plasma, and ultrasound; the user does not require to wear or touch any device. We describe the working principle behind each technology and how these technologies can provide new exciting sensations in VR experiences. Additionally, we showcase a VR demo experience gathering all four remote haptic stimuli along a circuit for the users to experiment with these new sensations.

Cite this Work

APA Format

Ezcurdia, I., Fernandez, U., Olaz, X., & Marzo, A. (2023, October). Mid-air Contactless Haptics to augment VR experiences. In Proceedings of the 28th International ACM Conference on 3D Web Technology (pp. 1-2).

BibTeX Entry

BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{ezcurdia2023mid,
title={Mid-air Contactless Haptics to augment VR experiences},
author={Ezcurdia, I{\~n}igo and Fernandez, Unai and Olaz, Xabier and Marzo, Asier},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 28th International ACM Conference on 3D Web Technology},
pages={1--2},
year={2023}
}