A Serious Game With a Thermal Haptic Mouse

Authors

  • Antonio Jose Ramos Silva FEUP, IDMEC â?? Pólo FEUP, LABIOMEP
  • Teresa Restivo IDMEC â?? Pólo FEUP, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. Porto
  • Joaquim Gabriel IDMEC â?? Pólo FEUP, Faculty of Engineering, LABIOMEP, Univ. Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v9iS8.3399

Keywords:

Haptic interface, Tactile sensors, Temperature control

Abstract


Human senses are responsible for providing feedback from the surrounding environment that enable the execution of any day life activity. But, has time passes by, the sensing ability tends to decline together with the capability to process information and control the members as well as the entire body. The present work reports an ongoing work on the development of a new haptic device, designed to be used mainly by elder person, stimulating and quantifying the nervous system response capability. This was achieved through a serious game, using a temperature controlled element. The user positions his/her hand/finger on the device in order to capture the temperature stimulus. Depending on the sensation perceived (hot or cold), a basic task is required to be execute. The time to execute the task can be used to get information on the userâ??s global nervous system current condition.

Author Biography

Antonio Jose Ramos Silva, FEUP, IDMEC â?? Pólo FEUP, LABIOMEP

PhD Student

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Published

2013-12-04

How to Cite

Silva, A. J. R., Restivo, T., & Gabriel, J. (2013). A Serious Game With a Thermal Haptic Mouse. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 9(S8), pp. 74–76. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v9iS8.3399

Issue

Vol. 9 (2013): Special Issue: Exp.at'13

Section

Short Papers

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