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In wearable computing environments, it is difficult for users to prepare applications that are used beforehand since there are various situations and places. Therefore, they want to define new services by themselves. In this study, we present a ...

In this paper, we present a system that allows therapists to assess and engage patients' in activities triggered by specific stressing contexts. The system is composed by: 1) a web application that the therapist uses to specify the activities and its ...

Robotic assistance in stroke rehabilitation is rapidly advancing based on the recent developments in robotics, haptic interfaces and virtual reality. GENTLE/S is a rehabilitation system that utilized haptic and virtual reality technologies to deliver ...

This paper presents Augmento, a system which aims at providing individuals with an asynchronous approach of reinforcing the bonds with their relatives by sharing emotions when they are in the vicinity of places which hold special memories of their ...

The videogame industry has suffered significant modifications in the last years, broadening its horizons towards a more casual market. This market expansion not only brings new opportunities from an interaction point-of-view, but also new challenges ...

This paper presents a method to evaluate a person's skill level for metal filing. Metal filing by expert engineers is an important manufacturing skill that supports basic areas of industry, although most sequences are already automated with industrial ...

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of Augmented Reality (AR) on user's memory skills when it is used as an information display method. By definition, AR is a technology which displays virtual images on the real world. These computer ...

There have been many proposals that have added haptic stimulation to entertainment content such as music, games, and movies. These technologies enrich the quality of the experiences by improving the reality thereof. In contrast, we present a novel ...

Tickling, a nonverbal form of communication, can provide entertainment. Therefore, tickling is a desirable addition as content as a remote communication method. However, tickling is difficult to realize because it requires both body contact as well as ...

The ability to access textual information is crucial for visually impaired people in terms of achieving greater independence in their everyday life. Thus, there is a need for a mobile easy-to-use reading device, capable of dealing with the complexity of ...

Control of body position is important in skiing. During turn, novice skiers often lean back and lose their control. Leaning back is natural reaction for people. They arc afraid of the slope or speed. We develop a device to provide realtime sonification ...

Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are widely used and pointing devices are required to operate most of them. We have proposed Xangle, a pointing method using two accelerometers for wearable computing environments. The cursor is positioned at the ...

In this paper, focusing on the writing sound when using an ordinary paper and pen, we explain how auditory feedback augments the act of writing. Specifically, we evaluated the effectiveness of the auditory feedback by comparing writing tasks, which ...

Stop Motion Goggle (SMG) expands visual perception by allowing users to perceive visual information selectively through a high speed shutter. In this system, the user can easily observe not only periodic rotational motion such as rotating fans or wheels,...

Onomatopoeias are used when one cannot describe certain phenomena or events literally in the Japanese language, and it is said that one's ambiguous and intuitive feelings are embedded in these onomatopoeias. Therefore, an interface system that can use ...

When teaching device handling skills such as those required in calligraphy, sports or surgery, it is important that appropriate arm motion is transmitted from the trainer to the trainee. In this study, we present a novel, wearable haptic device that ...

We present a telepresence system with a reduced scale face-shaped display for supporting intimate telecommunication. In our previous work, we have developed a real-size face shaped display that tracks and reproduces the remote user's head motion and ...

In recent years Augmented Reality (AR) has become more and more popular, especially since the availability of mobile devices, such as smartphones or tablets, brought AR into our everyday life. Although the AR community has not yet agreed on a formal ...

Brain Computer Interaction (BCI) has mainly been utilized for communication and control, but it may also find application as a channel for creative expression, as part of an entertainment package. In this paper we provide an initial investigation on how ...

We introduce a novel image mosaicing algorithm to generate 360° landscape images while also taking into account the presence of people at the boundaries between stitched images. Current image mosaicing techniques tend to fail when there is extreme ...

In many ways the car is the most common human augmentation: it increases our speed, renders us more powerful and enables us to reach distances that are otherwise impossible. In this paper, we show how advanced localization systems enable yet another ...

In this paper, we propose a mobile navigation system that uses only auditory information, i.e., music, to guide the user. The sophistication of mobile devices has introduced the use of contextual information in mobile navigation, such as the location ...

We are exposed daily to the risk of collision at numerous blind intersections. To avoid the risk of collision, we propose a system that elicits an "approaching sensation" by presenting a visual stimulus. Possible factors for the approaching sensation ...

Computer games provide users with a mental stimulation that the real world cannot. Especially, horror games are a popular category. Current horror games can provide the user with a visible ghost and the stereo background sound to thrill the user. ...

Environments such as ski slopes are highly dynamic, as users are constantly moving at high speeds and in different directions, and also many users are not locals, thus having to roam in order to be able to connect through mobile data. These two previous ...

This work investigates the usability of an steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP) based brain-computer interface (BCI) with on-screen stimulation. The BCI controls were displayed with an underlying feedback video. Each control had a unique ...

The demonstration shows the usage of an EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI) for the real-time control of an avatar in World of Warcraft. Visitors can test the installation during the conference after about 5 minutes of training time. World of ...

In sports, dancing and playing music, it is important to achieve correct body movement as it greatly affects performance. However, matching one's movement with ideal movement is fundamentally difficult, because we do not have a detailed perception of ...

In this paper, the authors propose a novel gesture-based virtual keyboard (Gesture Keyboard) that uses a standard QWERTY keyboard layout, and requires only one camera, and employs a machine learning technique. Gesture Keyboard tracks the user's fingers ...

When you look into the two kaleidoscopes at the same time, a wonderful and strange scene is in sight. We developed the stereo electronic kaleidoscope with the high definition display. It shows the images as beautiful as classic kaleidoscopes can show.

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