TapTap: a haptic wearable for asynchronous distributed touch therapy

TapTap is a wearable haptic system that allows nurturing human touch to be recorded, broadcast and played back for emotional therapy. Haptic input/output modules in a convenient modular scarf provide affectionate touch that can be personalized. We present a working prototype informed by a pilot study. Keywords Haptic, Wearable, Touch Therapy, Fashion Design. ACM Classification Keywords H5.2. User Interfaces: Haptic I/O.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Leonardo Bonanni, Cati Vaucelle, Jeff Lieberman, Orit Zuckerman
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2006, Haptic I/O, Haptic Input/output Modules, Human Computer Interaction