Haptic InterFace – Pop-up Exhibition
2013 Sydney VIVID festival
Haptic InterFace – pop-up exhibition
Venue : Hong Kong House, 80 Druit Street Sydney 2000, Ground floor
Dates : 27th May – 6th June
Opening hours : 9:30 – 4:30 weekdays
Cost : Free
Imagine shoes that enable you to have a physical awareness of another person walking. Sensors on the bottom of the shoes communicate via microcontrollers through smartphones to actuators on the top of another pair of shoes. When one person sits to rest, the other will feel the weight lift. When one runs, the other will feel increased pressure and faster rhythm.
Read more: http://hapticinterface.hkbu.edu.hk/?page_id=30
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