Paper Info
Title
Demonstration of Springlets - Expressive, Flexible and Silent On-Skin Tactile Interfaces.
Abstract
We present Springlets, expressive, non-vibrating mechanotactile interfaces on the skin. Embedded with shape memory alloy springs, we implement Springlets as thin and flexible stickers to be worn on various body locations, thanks to their silent operation even on the neck and head. We present a technically simple and rapid technique for fabricating a wide range of Springlet interfaces. We developed six modular Springlets: a pincher, a directional stretcher, a presser, a puller, a dragger, and an expander (Fig. 1). In our hands-on demonstration, we show our modular Springlets and several Springlet interfaces for tactile social communication, physical guidance, health interfaces, navigation, and virtual reality gaming. Attendees can wear the interfaces and explore their expressive variable force profiles and spatiotemporal patterns.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1145/3290607.3313255
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
fabrication, on-body interaction, shape memory alloys, shape-changing, tactile display, wearables
Virtual reality,Wearable computer,Computer science,Social communication,Tactile display,Human–computer interaction,Modular design
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4503-5971-9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nur Al-huda Hamdan1112.58
Adrian Wagner241.40
Simon Voelker319718.22
Jan Borchers41659154.20
Jürgen Steimle556835.81