#haptic feedback

Challenge #03785-J132: Mutually Assured Therapy

Their companion is furry, fluffy, and knows humans need occasional tactile contact. Sitting next to the human during the work day, they don't mind the occasional back - rub. Actually, that feels really nice on the stressful days. -- Anon Guest

Humans will try to pet anything. How wonderful, they say, to live in a universe full of creatures that like to be petted. In that circumstance, it's generally a good idea for the Ships' Human to have a Companion who's eminently pet-able.

They tend to be on the Havenworlder side of the classes of cogniscents. Just like Companion Nuan, who had a fine down of feathers, and ze also had a sincere love of Human contact.

Human Fons had a great love of touching and feeling fluffy things. The shipboard Skitties, her soft toys, and of course Companion Nuan. Who was currently leaning into 'scritchies'.

This research blog makes up our final project for the course of History of Digital Art (THE801). Since time’s up and spring semester of 2020 is nearing its end, this is the final post of this blog, at least for now. So, what did we learn during our research? Let’s recap.

First, we try to explain how the purpose of the idea of “transcending touch” is to help expand immersive technologies. The next few posts focus on the development of wearable technology in the field of VR, with special attention to the importance of accessibility. Then, we try to explain what it means to “transcend touch”. We share a couple of examples of what a “tangible painting” could be through the use of Tilt Brush and VR technology, respectively. The purpose of our series of posts titled “A Brief Introduction to Immersive Systems” is to document the development of immersive technologies. The first three posts are dedicated to the history of VR. Then, we point out the importance of smell and scent in making the VR experience more immersive. Finally, we conclude this series with a glimpse into a new technology: digital taste. In order to highlight the importance of the sense of touch for a more immersive experience, we share some very interesting videos of researchers explaining the technology behind haptic feedback.

As we’ve mentioned before, we are aware that this is a very new subject and that it is still under development. Not many have experimented with haptic technology in the arts yet. We strongly believe that it is a very important tool that can elevate art. Also, making art accessible to all is something that we value a lot. We know that we didn’t analyze all the aspects that we wanted to, but we really do hope that this blog serves as a good enough starting point for anyone that wants to know the ways of making art more immersive. Thank you all!

A scientific analysis crew of aliens hire a human bodyguard. The human has a strange power over fauna, as in they become friendly/borderline domesticated like earth pets. The human is confused as it's happened in many planets/stations. Meanwhile the scientists are having trouble between making sure to get the data and making sure the human stays on as a permanent crew member. -- Anon Guest

It is a known rule of the universe that Humans will attempt to pet anything. Humans may also attempt to tame anything that crosses their path. They're a friendly species, and spread their pack-bonding to any creature that responds to them. Many are willing to fail at the attempt.

One is more successful than most Humans. They have a knack for interacting with non-cogniscent creatures beyond that which should be logically plausible. They went by Human Stu (because they were 'cookin', they said) and spent a contracted twelve years with the crew of the Non-invasive Probe. Twelve years spent capturing, examining, and releasing every single creature the crew could find on a planet in orbit around TGD-WE4-876.

Human Stu was there to keep the scientific analysts safe from the creatures on the planet they were surveying. They chose to do so by being unbelievably friendly with every single one. Humankind were immune to any venoms and poisons on that planet, but no such venomous creatures attempted to harm them. They were friendly right back in return. It was uncanny.