ElectricItch: Skin Irritation as a Feedback Modality

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ElectricItch : Skin Irritation as a Feedback Modality. / Pohl, Henning; Hornbæk, Kasper.

UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. p. 765-778.

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Pohl, H & Hornbæk, K 2018, ElectricItch: Skin Irritation as a Feedback Modality. in UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 765-778, 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Berlin, Germany, 14/10/2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3242587.3242647

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Pohl, H., & Hornbæk, K. (2018). ElectricItch: Skin Irritation as a Feedback Modality. In UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (pp. 765-778). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3242587.3242647

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Pohl H, Hornbæk K. ElectricItch: Skin Irritation as a Feedback Modality. In UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery. 2018. p. 765-778 https://doi.org/10.1145/3242587.3242647

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Pohl, Henning ; Hornbæk, Kasper. / ElectricItch : Skin Irritation as a Feedback Modality. UIST 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. pp. 765-778

Bibtex

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abstract = "Grabbing users{\textquoteright} attention is a fundamental aspect of interactive systems. However, there is a disconnect between the ways our devices notify us and how our bodies do so naturally. In this paper, we explore the body{\textquoteright}s modality of itching as a way to provide such natural feedback. We create itching sensations via low-current electric stimulation, which allows us to quickly generate this sensation on demand. In a first study we explore the design space around itching and how changes in stimulation parameters influence the resulting sensation. In a second study we compare vibration feedback and itching integrated in a smartwatch form factor. We find that we can consistently induce itching sensations and that these are perceived as more activating and interrupting than vibrotactile stimuli.",
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