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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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