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This paper provides a general overview of tactual displays (i.e., devices that communicate to a user through the sense of touch) and issues concerning the development of such displays for wearable computing. A wearable tactile directional display is presented. It takes advantage of a sensory phenomenon called ‘sensory saltation’ and simulates directional lines and simple geometric patterns dynamically. Initial results indicate that this information is intuitive and easy to interpret even for first-time users, and interpretations are highly consistent among observers. Several applications of this tactile directional display for wearable computing are proposed.
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Tan, H.Z., Pentland, A. Tactual displays for wearable computing. Personal Technologies 1, 225–230 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01682025
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