Description:

A novel sensory garment with embedded vibrotactile feedback has been developed, which lets the user experience different tactons dispersed over the body. Applied to a musical context, specific actuation patterns transmit predetermined score information to mobile musicians through this new kind of ergonomic interface. Thus, this tactile information can be used to train musicians to “read” a “body suit score” intuitively, and to efficiently produce musical output that is linked to vibrotactile sensations.

IDMIL Participants:

• John Sullivan
• Marcello Giordano
• Marcelo M. Wanderley

External Participants:

Audrey-Kristel Barbeau (MPBL): Haptics Research
Sandeep Baghwati (matralab): Project Supervisor
Isabelle Cossette (CIRMMT, MPBL): Supervisor, Music Education
Joanna Berzowska (XS Labs): Supervisor, Textiles & Wearable Technology
Alex Bachmeyer (XS Labs): Textiles & Wearable Technology Development
Joseph Browne (matralab): Software Development
Julian Stein (matralab): Software Development
Deborah Egloff: Hardware/Software, Haptics Research

Research Areas:

• Haptics: Tactile and Force-Feedback

Funding:

• SSHRC