Project description
Advanced human-computer devices for improved movement experience
Devices designed for human-computer interaction such as haptic gloves or robotic exoskeletons must provide users with sensory feedback that replicates the feeling of movement, position, or force, enabling more natural and immersive interactions with digital systems. These devices bridge the gap between physical and virtual environments by tapping into the body's proprioceptive and kinesthetic senses. The ERC-funded KinestheticDisplays project aims to design kinesthetic displays that offer embodied movement experiences through vibrotactile feedback. The research team will optimise the design and simulation parameters as well as the algorithms for an improved physical sensation and experience of movement. Ultimately, the goal is to redefine how humans interact with technology and open new possibilities for innovation in rehabilitation.
Objective
Kinesthesia – awareness of position and movement of body parts – is essential in all aspects
of life. Kinesthesia enables mundane activities such as typing or lifting a glass to our lips, as
well as feats like playing a piano concert or competing in an elite sport. It not only provides
information about our body, but also helps form an embodied understanding of the world around
us. Although kinesthesia is central to human experience, it is barely used in human-computer
interaction (HCI). However, existing methods like visual retargeting or auditory body illusions
suggest that such displays are possible. Vibration, exemplified by the Pinocchio Illusion, might
be an ideal actuation method to convey kinesthetic information; however, the literature shows
no systematic way to achieve this.
I aim to design kinesthetic displays (KDs), general purpose devices that provide an embodied
experience of movement. I will apply a sensorimotor perspective to the design of vibrotactile
feedback, building on my know-how of using sensorimotor contingencies for designing vibrotactile
material experiences. In this project my team and I will design a series of prototype KDs which
will be used to study how design decisions, stimulation parameters, and algorithms influence
the introspective experience of movement. The resulting data will be used to formulate design
guidelines for KDs and to establish an empirical theory of sensorimotor interaction.
KDs will transform remote and co-located training and skill sharing. KDs will help us better
understand our own bodies and provide amputees with sensory access to prosthetic limbs or
other body augmentations. Finally, KDs will provide digital systems with an embodied channel
of communication, revolutionizing how we interact with computers.
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80539 MUNCHEN
Germany
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