Towards a haptic raxonomy of emotions: Exploring vibrotactile stimulation in the dorsal region

Steeven Villa; Thuy Duong Nguyen; Benjamin Tag; Tonja Katrin Machulla; Albrecht Schmidt; Jasmin Niess

doi:10.1145/3594738.3611363

Towards a haptic raxonomy of emotions: Exploring vibrotactile stimulation in the dorsal region

Steeven Villa, Thuy Duong Nguyen, Benjamin Tag, Tonja Katrin Machulla, Albrecht Schmidt, Jasmin Niess

Department of Human Centred Computing

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Abstract

The implicit communication of emotional states between persons is a key use case for novel assistive and augmentation technologies. It can serve to expand individuals' perceptual capabilities and assist neurodivergent individuals. Notably, vibrotactile rendering is a promising method for delivering emotional information with minimal interference with visual or auditory perception. To date, the subjective individual association between vibrotactile properties and emotional states remains unclear. Previous approaches relied on analogies or arbitrary variations, limiting generalization. To address this, we conducted a study with 40 participants, analyzing associations between attributes of self-generated vibrotactile patterns (amplitude, frequency, spatial location of stimulation) and four emotional states (Anger, Happiness, Neutral, Sadness). We fin a preference for symmetrically arranged patterns, as well as distinct amplitude and frequency profiles for different emotions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Editors	Zhongyi Zhou
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	50-54
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400701993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3594738.3611363
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing 2023 - Duration: 8 Oct 2023 → 12 Oct 2023 https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2023/

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Conference	ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing 2023
Abbreviated title	ISWC 2023
Period	8/10/23 → 12/10/23
Internet address	https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2023/

Keywords

Affective Haptics
Haptic Rendering
Haptics
Vibrotactile Encoding

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Villa, S, Nguyen, TD, Tag, B, Machulla, TK, Schmidt, A & Niess, J 2023, Towards a haptic raxonomy of emotions: Exploring vibrotactile stimulation in the dorsal region. in Z Zhou (ed.), Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 50-54, ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing 2023, 8/10/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3594738.3611363

Towards a haptic raxonomy of emotions: Exploring vibrotactile stimulation in the dorsal region. / Villa, Steeven; Nguyen, Thuy Duong; Tag, Benjamin et al.
Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Wearable Computers. ed. / Zhongyi Zhou. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023. p. 50-54.

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