The document discusses the workshop on haptic interactions presented at ThingsCon 2015, focusing on the potential of the Taptic Engine and its applications in wearable technology. It highlights the evolution of the Internet of Things and the importance of haptic feedback in enhancing user experiences through notifications and interactions. The workshop emphasizes the role of haptics in creating engaging and context-aware notifications, facilitating communication between devices and users.

1. New haptic
interactions
ThingsCon 2015; May 9, 2015

2. Or: the hidden possibilities
of the taptic engine

3. This workshop…
Context & drive
Experience & explore
Share & discuss

4. We are:
Iskander Smit - @iskandr
Antoine Hogenboom - @antoinehbm

7. AMS

10. Platform IoT
Our engine for adaptive connected services

11. Beyond glass

12. 3 decades of internet
Wap site Rabobank, around 2000

13. > 1994: information, the hyperlink
> 2004: people, social relations
> 2014: daily life, things
> 2024: the self, neuro

14. internet of things

15. internet of daily life

16. internet of daily life
wearables as connectors
platforms as enablers

17. wearables are connecting
the things and the self

18. Human partners with tech
partners with human

19. Augmented humans
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_IAP39797

20. A watch. A wristband.
A glass. A hat. A shirt.
A belt. A ring. A glove.
A sock. A sleeve.
A wearable.

21. [Tekstslide…]
…

22. Haptics
is the science of
applying touch (tactile) sensation
to interact with
computer applications.

23. vibro, warmth, pressure, touch, sweat, heartbeat

24. Touch as information
Cryoscope Weathervane

25. Hug shirt
Garment as touchpoint

26. Jewelery
Ringly

27. Elitac
Navigate

28. Pavlok give electric shocks to change your habits
Extreme persuasion

29. Reverse haptics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWu9TFJjHaM

30. [Tekstslide…]
…

31. New communications
Apple Watch digital touch

32. New interactions on haptic
Research & Development
Cooperation with Digital Life Lab, HvA
Related to behavior design, notifications as design pattern

33. Nerve fibers detect tempature differences
free nerve endings detect
servere pain and high pressure
Merkel endings detect
continuous pressure
Ruffini endings detect tension
in different layers; stretching
Pacinian endings detect high
vibtations
Skin is a complex organ

34. Changing voltage creates
electronic connector between
finger and surface
Structure and movement
(dynamic) play a major role for
rich haptic experiences
Electro vibration
Skin is not good in exact
location, so easy to simulate

35. Some learnings
The wristis the most efficient place for recieving haptic
signals.
Vibro-haptic stimuli are very effective.
Contextis important for understanding though.
4 cmis the resolution distance for incremental feel.

36. 0
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An iPhone ‘waking up’
Fitbit alarm
Vibration patterns Vibration motor 1
Vibration motor 2
Vibration motor 3
Vibration motor 4
Three-dimensional patterns
Two-dimensional patterns
duration and frequency are the two variables
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A notification on Samsung phones
A Pebble Notification
One-dimensional patterns
duration is the only variable
6000 ms
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labs.info.nl

37. 0
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Test of all four motors
Vibration pattern of Dutch
police siren (before 2009)
Three-dimensional patterns
duration, frequency and the number of vibration motors are the three variables
6000 ms
6000 ms
900 900 900 900
500 500 500 500
Four-dimensional patterns
duration, frequency, the number of vibration motors and intensity are the four variables
0 6000 ms
255
Five-dimensional patterns

38. 0 6000 ms
Five-dimensional patterns
duration, frequency, the number of vibration motors, intensity + multiple feedback locations on the body
500 500 500 500
Chest
Wrist
Ankle
Can you think of examples ?
Will it be useful? Desirable?

39. Design for wearables
Image: http://www.psfk.com/publishing/future-of-wearable-tech

40. Design for notifications
http://targetisnew.com/2012/02/19/focus-on-design-for-notifications/

41. Traditional app model

42. Current notifications

43. Notifications as separate layer

44. Context of user (profiles)
Actions of user (sensors)

45. Binds the devices into a context
relevant service ecosystem

46. The notifaction space

47. The things are the mediators,
the conversational piece for your
service to build stories & relations.

48. Haptics are part of a dialog, part of
adaptive services that function in a
rule based system.

49. The touchpoints of haptics are the
notifications of a service to
mediate dialogs.

50. co-design
adaptive
in the moment
playful
beyond the screen

51. Experience & explore
test 4 motors
1 motor on/off
iPhone start-up
fitbit alarm

52. Experience haptics
(or better: vibro-stimuli as first iteration)
Sets with a couple of different types of vibrations
Devices that use haptics (LG, Pebble, Myo)
Motors to combine
Vibro motors to combine 3-4 interactions

53. Three steps:
1. experience and create emotions
2. enhance a flow with haptics
3. share and discuss findings

54. Step 1.
Design the stimuli for 4 different
emotions

55. 👍
😡☝
😃
attention
way to go
rejection
positive vibes

56. Step 2.
Design the haptic notifications for
a journey of a service/task

57. Event app
Save favorites in program
Show what’s on now & next
Find simular people based on social/behavior profiling

59. Lyft shared drive
Social car sharing
Plan a route and someone doing a simular ride finds you
All mobile use

61. Lunch auction
Auction only active during lunch
Lots are sorted and presented based on profile
Watch-interface: confirm bidding

63. Step 3.
Share our findings

64. Thanks!
@iskandr
May 9, 2015
@antoinehbm