Haptic Empathy: Investigating Individual Differences in Affective Haptic Communications
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| author | Ju, Yulan Meng, Xiaru Taguchi, Harunobu Gunasekaran, Tamil Selvan Hoppe, Matthias Ishikawa, Hironori Tanaka, Yoshihiro Pai, Yun Suen Minamizawa, Kouta |
| author_facet | Ju, Yulan Meng, Xiaru Taguchi, Harunobu Gunasekaran, Tamil Selvan Hoppe, Matthias Ishikawa, Hironori Tanaka, Yoshihiro Pai, Yun Suen Minamizawa, Kouta |
| contents | Nowadays, touch remains essential for emotional conveyance and interpersonal communication as more interactions are mediated remotely. While many studies have discussed the effectiveness of using haptics to communicate emotions, incorporating affect into haptic design still faces challenges due to individual user tactile acuity and preferences. We assessed the conveying of emotions using a two-channel haptic display, emphasizing individual differences. First, 24 participants generated 187 haptic messages reflecting their immediate sentiments after watching 8 emotionally charged film clips. Afterwards, 19 participants were asked to identify emotions from haptic messages designed by themselves and others, yielding 593 samples. Our findings suggest potential links between haptic message decoding ability and emotional traits, particularly Emotional Competence (EC) and Affect Intensity Measure (AIM). Additionally, qualitative analysis revealed three strategies participants used to create touch messages: perceptive, empathetic, and metaphorical expression. |
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| spellingShingle | Haptic Empathy: Investigating Individual Differences in Affective Haptic Communications Ju, Yulan Meng, Xiaru Taguchi, Harunobu Gunasekaran, Tamil Selvan Hoppe, Matthias Ishikawa, Hironori Tanaka, Yoshihiro Pai, Yun Suen Minamizawa, Kouta Human-Computer Interaction Nowadays, touch remains essential for emotional conveyance and interpersonal communication as more interactions are mediated remotely. While many studies have discussed the effectiveness of using haptics to communicate emotions, incorporating affect into haptic design still faces challenges due to individual user tactile acuity and preferences. We assessed the conveying of emotions using a two-channel haptic display, emphasizing individual differences. First, 24 participants generated 187 haptic messages reflecting their immediate sentiments after watching 8 emotionally charged film clips. Afterwards, 19 participants were asked to identify emotions from haptic messages designed by themselves and others, yielding 593 samples. Our findings suggest potential links between haptic message decoding ability and emotional traits, particularly Emotional Competence (EC) and Affect Intensity Measure (AIM). Additionally, qualitative analysis revealed three strategies participants used to create touch messages: perceptive, empathetic, and metaphorical expression. |
| title | Haptic Empathy: Investigating Individual Differences in Affective Haptic Communications |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14999 |