Haptic Kart (SIGGRAPH 2016)

Israr, A., Zhao, S., McIntosh, K., Schwemler, Z., Fritz, A., Mars, J., Bedford, J., Frisson, C., Huerta, I., Kosek, M., Koniaris, B., Mitchell, K. (2016) “Stereohaptics: A Haptic Interaction Toolkit for Tangible Virtual Experiences” SIGGRAPH Workshop 2016.

As part of our SIGGRAPH 2016 studio-workshop, we presented a driving simulator we call The Haptic Kart. The Haptic Kart is a driving game made in Unity, paired with a haptic ride seat. The game generates situational haptics in the foot wells, seat, and steering column. Different sensations are used for different road surfaces and obstacles, and the actuators in the foot wells of the Kart can be operated independently, biasing feedback to one side or distributing it evenly.