[D87] Remote tactile interaction

The interface and the software presented use piezoelectric cells to distribute tactile information. The movements of the finger on the screen of a smartphone control 16 tactile stimulators that are located, either on the back of this smartphone, or on the back of the smartphone of the partner. This new device allows at the same time (1) to give to blind people an access to graphic information on the screens (software TACTOS), and (2) to allow tactile interactions with remote partners (software INTERTACT).: http://www.intertact.net/. This device opens the possibility of a mobile access to a tactile Internet, for which we developed some applications: games like “Memory”, teaching spaces, practical information like maps of bus lines; emotional communication (tacticones).