Thermal haptics is a potential system output modality for wearable devices that promises to function at the periphery of human attention. When adequately combined with existing attention-governing mechanisms of the human mind, it could be used for interrupting the user at a time when the negative influence on the ongoing activity is minimal. In this project, we present our self-mitigated interruption concept (essentially a symbiosis of artificial external stimuli tuned to existing human attention management mechanisms) and perform a pilot study laying the ground for using a wrist-worn thermohaptic actuator for self-mitigating interruption.
A wearable thermo-haptic device
Thermal haptics is a potential system output modality for wearable devices that promises to function at the periphery of human attention. When adequately combined with existing attention-governing mechanisms of the human mind, it could be used for interrupting the user at a time when the negative influence on the ongoing activity is minimal. In this project, we present our self-mitigated interruption concept (essentially a symbiosis of artificial external stimuli tuned to existing human attention management mechanisms) and perform a pilot study laying the ground for using a wrist-worn thermohaptic actuator for self-mitigating interruption.
Bolton, F., Jalaliniya, S. and Pederson, T. “A Wrist-Worn Thermohaptic Device for Graceful Interruption.” Interaction Design and Architecture (s), 2015.