TY - GEN
T1 - Snow walking
T2 - 6th Augmented Human International Conference, AH 2015
AU - Yokota, Tomohiro
AU - Ohtake, Motohiro
AU - Nishimura, Yukihiro
AU - Yui, Toshiya
AU - Uchikura, Rico
AU - Hashida, Tomoko
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper is a part of the outcome of research performed under a Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Project number: 2014K-6136).
PY - 2015/3/9
Y1 - 2015/3/9
N2 - We propose "Snow Walking," a boot-shaped device that reproduces the experience of walking in deep snow. The main purpose of this study is reproducing the feel of walking in a unique environment that we do not experience daily, particularly one that has depth, such as of deep snow. When you walk in deep snow, you get three feelings: the feel of pulling your foot up from the deep snow, the feel of putting your foot down into the deep snow, and the feel of your feet crunching across the bottom of deep snow. You cannot walk in deep snow easily, and with the system, you get a unique feeling not only on the sole of your foot but as if your entire foot is buried in the snow. We reproduce these feelings by using a slider, electromagnet, vibration speaker, a hook and loop fastener, and potato starch.
AB - We propose "Snow Walking," a boot-shaped device that reproduces the experience of walking in deep snow. The main purpose of this study is reproducing the feel of walking in a unique environment that we do not experience daily, particularly one that has depth, such as of deep snow. When you walk in deep snow, you get three feelings: the feel of pulling your foot up from the deep snow, the feel of putting your foot down into the deep snow, and the feel of your feet crunching across the bottom of deep snow. You cannot walk in deep snow easily, and with the system, you get a unique feeling not only on the sole of your foot but as if your entire foot is buried in the snow. We reproduce these feelings by using a slider, electromagnet, vibration speaker, a hook and loop fastener, and potato starch.
KW - Deep snow
KW - Electromagnet
KW - Tactile presentation
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U2 - 10.1145/2735711.2735829
DO - 10.1145/2735711.2735829
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84954192077
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 45
EP - 48
BT - Proceedings of the 6th Augmented Human International Conference, AH 2015
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 9 March 2015 through 11 March 2015
ER -