Apr 07, 2006
Mediated social touch
Mediated social touch: a review of current research and future directions
Antal Haans and Wijnand IJsselsteijn
Virtual Reality. Issue: Volume 9, Numbers 2-3; Date: March 2006; Pages: 149 - 159
Abstract
In this paper, we review research and applications in the area of mediated or remote social touch. Whereas current communication media rely predominately on vision and hearing, mediated social touch allows people to touch each other over a distance by means of haptic feedback technology.
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