Move the pointer
of your device over the logo. You will experience a computer-generated
haptic texture that lies within the oval shape. Basically, a computer equipped
with the appropriate haptic interface
downloads the computer haptics software
needed to render the haptic texture, and executes it locally. An user feels
the texture when handling the interface (watch an animated demo of
this here).
About our
logo
Our logo presents
an artist's depiction of essential aspects of haptics.
Haptic information
about our environment is sensed through the movement of our limbs
(depicted in the logo by the symbolic movement in depth of a hand) and
the stimulation of the skin (represented here by a stylized fingertip).
Haptic information
is captured through multiple sensory channels, for example, through
multiple points on the skin. We represent this by the morphing of several
points on the hand into the stylized fingertip.
Finally, multiple
properties of the environment are sensed through haptics. These include
the shape and texture of objects. The different elements
of the logo can be interpreted as representing the active exploration of
the shape and texture of an object through the movement of the hand: the
oval (stylized fingertip) would represent the object being explored.
We thank Immersion
Corp. for providing the mice and software that were used to design
the haptic rendering. |