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Enabling Object and Data Physicalization through a DIY Wearable Unit for Pressure-based Encountered-Type Fingertip Haptics The detailed presentation is also available on Youtube here; and the 2 minutes teaser as well. Virtual Reality (VR) or Augmented Reality (AR) enable the visualization and exploration of content, by augmenting a 2D rendering through a depth perception. In this paper, we investigate how to augment this depth perception by leveraging fingertips haptics. We propose Haptixel, a lightweight DIY encountered-type wearable unit, providing on-demand…

After my masters’ degree and prior to my PhD, I worked for three years at StretchSense Ltd, in Auckland, New Zealand.StretchSense is specialised in super soft, stretchable and reliable sensors, that are integrated into smart and ‘disappearable’ garments to capture all kinds of body motions. The principle is clear: because the body is mostly composed of soft (skin) and stretchable (muscles) materials, why not capturing it using a soft and stretchable material?These sensors rely on EAP (electro-active polymers), also known…

This project consists of a wearable device for the elderly. Its aim is two-fold: (1) preventing independent people from becoming frail people, and (2) detecting the degradation of one’s health and bring assistance. New technologies currently allow to track patients from home, but also act as motivational coaches. First, patients become aware of their own health state. Second, they actually improve it to be able to share data with a doctor or even with friends. Prevention Age, diseases, environment and…