Mediated social touch: A review of current research and future directions

Virtual Reality

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 149-159

  Haans, Antal ^a   IJsselsteijn, Wijnand ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Haptic feedback; Interpersonal interaction; Literature review; Physical contact; Social touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044463843     PISSN: 13594338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10055-005-0014-2     Document Type: Review

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