Watch: Disney’s Experimental Touchscreens Let You ‘Feel’ Digital Objects
As reported on Wired. BY KYLE VANHEMERT The latest project out of Disney Research’s lab is a rig that lets you feel objects on a touchscreen, using nothing more than some cleverly programmed vibrations. Image: Disney Research By modulating the voltage of the vibrations supplied to the screen, the team’s algorithm can simulate bumps, edges, textures and protrusions. Image: Disney Research In some cases, that can be predefined geometric information. Here, a Kinect-like depth-sensing camera pulls out some…