@inproceedings{2226b5ee31094c9a80647cdff93be5d8,
title = "Virtual Whiskers: Cheek Haptic-Based Spatial Directional Guidance in a Virtual Space",
abstract = "In spatial navigation, adding haptic cues to visual information lets users understand the spatial information better. Most haptic devices stimulate various body parts, while few devices target our heads that are sensitive to mechanical stimuli. This paper presents Virtual Whiskers, a spatial directional guidance technique using cheek haptics in a virtual space. We created a cheek haptic stimulation device by attaching two tiny robot arms to a Head-Mounted Display. The robot arms trace the cheek with proximity sensors to estimate the cheek surface. Target azimuthal and elevational directions are translated into a point on the cheek surface. The robot arms touch the point to present target directional cues. We demonstrate our technique in two applications.",
keywords = "cheek haptics, robot arm, spatial guidance, virtual reality",
author = "Fumihiko Nakamura and Adrien Verhulst and Kuniharu Sakurada and Masaaki Fukuoka and Maki Sugimoto",
note = "Funding Information: This project was supported by JST ERATO Grant Number JPM-JER1701 and JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 16H05870 and Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow for Young Scientists (DC2) No.21J13664. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Owner/Author.; SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 XR - Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference - Asia, SA 2021 ; Conference date: 14-12-2021 Through 17-12-2021",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1145/3478514.3487625",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 XR, SA 2021",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
editor = "Spencer, {Stephen N.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings - SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 XR, SA 2021",
}