iFeel_IM! Affective Haptics in Emotional Communication

[c33royal]

Ignore the naysayers, this is an amazing technology and intersting research.

Yes, we do not want to replace the real with virtual. But the virtual allows us to connect to people that we geographically cannot interact with. And, haptic technologies allow us to use more of our senses when doing so.

[Tsetserukou]

@Barasuisyou19

Thank you! Actually, you have got the main idea. This system is designed not only to communicate emotions through Internet but also to augment the communications of people with disabilities (blindness, autism, ALS, etc.). Another possible applications are: treating depression and anxiety (problematic emotional states), controlling and modulating moods on the basis of physiological signals, affective and collaborative games, and psychological testing.

[heyrosalie]

lmao

[Bl4ckRon1n]

Interesting technology, but gay as hell.

Just get a real person to hug you. At least you feel some warmth and some real arms instead of some straps that tighten around you.

[Bl4ckRon1n]

Cool technology, but Second Life is fucking gay.

I prefer the suit where you feel the bullet impacts though. Feeling "comforting" hands through a suit will always feel too fake to enjoy.

[YoussefS]

that dude is such a dork

[jeremystalked]

What happens if you use this technology to befriend an avatar, maybe even fall in love with it, and you discover that its operator is a software "bot" programmed to befriend you and try to sell you stuff?

[legomaniacman]

I would still be squeezed by a machine, which is creepy in its own way.

[CDConverse2010]

lmao

[ALMN8U]

get some real friends and hug them ffs

[sircesare]

its an interesting concept though i think we need to make our moves to actually develop faster and faster travel also cheaper so we can be with out love ones with in an instant if we miss them and we can forget about this virtual hugs and so on... but interesting development it would work if the world goes to hell and we need to stay put in one location for a very looong time. great work

[rodrigofstoll]

those voices are really creepy....

[Shanty7y]

is a good idea, I ting a good nomber of virtual world uers can benefit wit this (I am to)

[VELOZAVR]

Четко придумали)))

[GTI8855]

Looks really boring.

[SaturnFX]

interesting fetus stage augmentation.

but, surely tthe developers have been in secondlife....

quick word of advice...the augmented feelings need to go a bit lower on the body for it to truely catch on. :-P