Bridging the gap between virtual and real world by bringing an interpersonal haptic communication system in second life

Proceedings - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, ISM 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 228-235

  Md Mahfujur Rahman, Abu Saleh ^a   Hossain, S K Alamgir ^a   El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haptics; Interaction design; Interpersonal communication; Second Life; Sense of touch; Tactile feedback; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

HAPTICS; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; INTERACTION DESIGN; SECOND LIFE; SENSE OF TOUCH; TACTILE FEEDBACK; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 79951767262     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISM.2010.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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