Hapteo: sharing visual-haptic experiences from virtual environments

Authors: Y Yan, GS Ruthenbeck, KJ Reynolds.

Abstract:
For over two decades, haptics has provided people with new computer interaction styles across a range of applications. However, it is difficult to have haptic experiences and compare haptic rendering algorithms. In this paper, we introduce a new system called Hapteo that enables “haptic videos” (videos with haptic recordings) to be recorded and replayed without requiring haptic virtual environment software to be deployed. Our system enables users to capture visual-haptic information easily and share it using the Hapteo Player. In order to provide a more realistic and interactive experience based on visual-haptic modality, two novel methods of implicit radial basis function modeling and the haptic-driven video playback are developed.

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Conference: Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2014 IEEE
At: Houston, TX, USA.