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Tactual Displays for Wearable Computing

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Tactual Displays for Wearable Computing
:Thispaperprovidesa generaloverviewoftactualdisplays(i.e.,devicesthat communicateto a userthroughthe senseoftouch) andissuesconcerningthe developmentofsuchdisplaysforwearablecomputing.A wearabletactiledirectionaldisplayispresented.It takes advantageofa sensoryphenomenoncalled'sensorysaltation'and simulatesdirectionallinesand simplegeometricpatternsdynamically. Initialresultsindicatethatthisinformationisintuitiveandeasytointerpretevenforfirst-timeusers,andinterpretationsarehighlyconsistent amongobservers.Severalapplicationsofthistactiledirectionaldisplayforwearablecomputingareproposed.
Hong Z. Tan, Alex Pentland
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Type Conference
Year 1997
Where ISWC
Authors Hong Z. Tan, Alex Pentland
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