Abstract | ||
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We propose a portable umbrella-shaped device called U-brella as an application of “vibrationizing” information. Vibrationizing is a term coined to mean the transformation of various types of information into a vibration. Funbrella is an earlier version of U-brella that allows users to experience rain with vibrations, while U-brella offers them the ability to feel ultraviolet rays by converting them into vibration. We first conceptualized the implementation of U-brella: improving the mechanism of Funbrella's vibration generator to make it lighter and easier to carry. Then we conducted a user study to confirm the efficiency of our system's vibrationizing and users' impressions of U-brella. The results showed that the participants easily perceived the amount of ultraviolet rays and that they really felt the rays pour down upon their heads with U-brella. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2013 | 10.1109/VR.2013.6549432 | Virtual Reality |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
haptic interfaces,vibrations,virtual reality,Funbrella vibration generator,U-brella,information vibrationization,portable umbrella-shaped device,ultraviolet rays,ambient interface,haptic device,vibrationizing,virtual reality | Virtual reality,Simulation,Computer science,Vibration-powered generator,Vibration,Computer hardware | Conference |
ISSN | ISBN | Citations |
1087-8270 | 978-1-4673-4795-2 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 1 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Yuichi Fujii | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
Fumio Kishino | 2 | 814 | 119.05 |
Kazuyuki Fujita | 3 | 34 | 16.15 |
Yuichi Itoh | 4 | 423 | 45.98 |