Thursday, April 12, 2007

tactile semiotics: the meanings of touch explored with low-tech prototypes

Simone Gumtau

This paper introduces the term tactile semiotics: the meanings we ascribe to different types of haptic sensations. What is lacking in HCI is a set of general rules in haptic communication that could inform a system of design parameters.

Haptic Box is designed to investigate where we associate certain emotional values with tactile experiences. A box has 10 different textures and materials inside, and participants are asked to map the feeling to words.


“Rugged/Delicate” is an example of a polarity of semantic words.

PinKom – tactile telematics using the pin-mechanism shape display for couples in long distance relationships….using shape-changing and touch/haptic for communication.

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