OTM 2013 - LNCS 8185-8186

iFeel_IM!: A Cyberspace System for Communication of Touch-Mediated Emotions

Dzmitry Tsetserukou¹, Alena Neviarouskaya², and Kazuhiko Terashima³

¹EIIRIS, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
tsetserukou@eiiris.tut.ac.jp

²Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
alena@kde.cs.tut.ac.jp

³Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan
terasima@syscon.pse.tut.ac.jp

Abstract. The paper focuses on a cyberspace communication system iFeel_IM!. Driven by the motivation to enhance social interactivity and emotionally immersive experience of real-time messaging, we proposed the idea of reinforcing (intensifying) own feelings and reproducing (simulating) the emotions felt by the partner through specially designed system iFeel_IM!. Users can not only exchange messages but also emotionally and physically feel the presence of the communication partner (e.g., family member, friend, or beloved person). The paper will also describe a novel portable affective haptic system iTouch_IM!. The motivation behind the research is to provide the emotional immersive communication regardless the location. This system has a potential to bring a new level of immersion for mobile on-line communication.

Keywords: Affective haptics, affective computing, 3D world, emotional communication, haptic device, touch gestures

LNCS 8186, p. 70 ff.

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