At ThingsCon 2015 in Berlin (8 & 9 May 2015) Labs (Iskander Smit & Antoine Hogemboom) did a workshop on haptic interactions. Attendees were able to try different vibro stimuli themselves and were invited to think on the way these basic haptic interactions could contribute to the experience of a service.

1. New haptics
interactions
ThingsCon 2015, Berlin, 9 May 2015

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

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

6. AMS

9. https://vimeo.com/91069015

10. Platform IoT
Our engine for adaptive connected services

11. Beyond glass

12. > 1994: information, the hyperlink
> 2004: people, social relations
> 2014: daily life, things
> 2024: the self, neuro

13. internet of things

14. internet of daily life

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

16. wearables are connecting
the things and the self

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

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

19. Magic?
Disney magic bands

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

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

22. Touch as information
Cryoscope Weathervane

23. Hug shirt
Garment as touchpoint

24. Jewelery
Ringly

25. Elitac
Navigate

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

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

28. [Tekstslide…]
…

29. New communications
Apple Watch digital touch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLarGzkPEY

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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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.

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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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35. 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
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Four-dimensional patterns
duration, frequency, the number of vibration motors and intensity are the four variables
0 6000 ms
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Five-dimensional patterns

36. 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?

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

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

39. Traditional app model

40. Current notifications

41. Notifications as separate layer

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

43. Binds the devices into a context
relevant service ecosystem

44. The notifaction space

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

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

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

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

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

50. 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

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

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

53. !
"☝
$
attention
way to go
rejection
positive vibes

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

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

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

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

61. Step 3.
Share our findings

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