Feellustrator: A Design Tool for Ultrasound Mid-Air Haptics

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Ultrasound mid-air haptic technology provides a large space of design possibilities, as one can modulate the ultrasound intensity in a continuous 3D space at a high speed over time. Yet, the need for programming the patterns limits rapid ideation and testing of alternatives. We present Feellustrator, a graphical design tool for quickly creating and editing ultrasound mid-air haptics. With Feellustrator, one can create custom ultrasound patterns, layer or sequence them into complex effects, project them on the user's hand, and export them for use in external programs (e.g., Unity). To create the tool, we interviewed 13 designers who had from a few months to several years of experience with ultrasound, then derived a set of requirements for supporting ultrasound design. We demonstrate the design power of Feellustrator through example applications and an evaluation with 15 participants. Then, we outline future directions for ultrasound haptic design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI '23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Number of pages16
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Publication date2023
Article number266
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-9421-5
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Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023 - Hamburg, Germany
Duration: 23 Apr 202328 Apr 2023

Conference

Conference2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023
LandGermany
ByHamburg
Periode23/04/202328/04/2023
SponsorACM SIGCHI, Apple, Bloomberg, Google, NSF, Siemens

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  • interviews, mid-air haptics design tool, tool requirements, ultrasound technology

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