Tickle ;D
Rekindle Tangible Sensation of Human Contact
Rekindle Human Contact through Tangible Interaction
Imperial College London
Royal College of Art
2021
Discipline
Design Technology | Affective Haptics
Tangible Human-machine Interaction
HCI | Physical Computing
Design Engineering
Role
Solo Projects
Acknowledgement
Special thanks to the teaching team of the Gizmo Module of the MSc/MA Innovation Design Engineering program from Imperial College London and Royal College of Art
Tangible Sensation of Human Contact
Human contact is an essential medium in social interaction that influences well-being. However, distanced communication and virtual interaction neglects sensory contact.
In response to the challenge, Tickle ;D is an experiment in replicating physical human contact through tangible interaction on a device. It recreates haptic experience of blowing a little puff of air in the ear. It is a breeze for your ear and for you, and imparts a sense of wonder to yourself and your beloved ones, to provide a bit of solace from our hectic, everyday lives.
Envision the Future of Digital Communication
Introducing “Tangibility“ into Digital Communication
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