PuppetX: A Framework for Gestural Interactions With User Constructed Playthings

PuppetX: A Framework for Gestural Interactions With User Constructed Playthings

We present PuppetX, a framework for both constructing playthings and playing with them using spatial body and hand gestures. This framework allows users to construct various playthings similar to puppets with modular components representing basic geometric shapes. It...
ACTIVE-Hand: Automatic Configurable Tactile Interaction in Virtual Environment

ACTIVE-Hand: Automatic Configurable Tactile Interaction in Virtual Environment

Abstract: We present a novel, low-power and untethered pneumatic haptic device, namely the ACTIVE-Hand, for realistic and real-time 3D gaming experience. Currently, body-motion based 3D gaming systems primarily use visual feedback to provide partly immersive gaming...