Presence On the Move

08 October 2006

TapTap: A Haptic Wearable for Asynchronous Distributed Touch Therapy (2006)

TapTap: A Haptic Wearable for Asynchronous Distributed Touch Therapy





Bonanni, L., Lieberman, J., Vaucelle, C., Zuckerman, O.
MIT Media Lab
amerigo@mit.edu, xercyn@media.mit.edu, cati@media.mit.edu, orit@media.mit.edu

ABSTRACT

TapTap is a wearable haptic system that allows nurturing human touch to be recorded, broadcast and played back for emotional therapy. Haptic input/output modules in a convenient modular scarf provide affectionate touch that can be personalized. We present a working prototype informed by a pilot study.

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