YouTube Haptic Authoring
Tool Summary
General Purpose Information | |
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Year of First Releaseⓘ The year a tool was first publicly released or discussed in an academic paper. | 2010 |
Platformⓘ The OS or software framework needed to run the tool. | Java |
Availabilityⓘ If the tool can be obtained by the public. | Unavailable |
Licenseⓘ Tye type of license applied to the tool. | Unknown |
Venueⓘ The venue(s) for publications. | ACM MM |
Intended Use Caseⓘ The primary purposes for which the tool was developed. | Haptic Augmentation |
Hardware Control Information | |
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Haptic Categoryⓘ The general types of haptic output devices controlled by the tool. | Vibrotactile |
Hardware Abstractionⓘ How broad the type of hardware support is for a tool.
| Bespoke |
Device Namesⓘ The hardware supported by the tool. This may be incomplete. | Custom Jacket, Custom Arm Band |
Body Positionⓘ Parts of the body where stimuli are felt, if the tool explicitly shows this. | Torso, Arm |
Interaction and Interface Information | |
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Driving Featureⓘ If haptic content is controlled over time, by other actions, or both. | Time |
Effect Localizationⓘ How the desired location of stimuli is mapped to the device.
| Location-aware |
Media Supportⓘ Support for non-haptic media in the workspace, even if just to aid in manual synchronization. | Visual, Audio |
Iterative Playbackⓘ If haptic effects can be played back from the tool to aid in the design process. | Yes |
Design Approachesⓘ Broadly, the methods available to create a desired effect.
| DPC |
Interaction Metaphorsⓘ Common UI metaphors that define how a user interacts with a tool.
| Track |
Storageⓘ How data is stored for import/export or internally to the software. | Custom XML |
Connectivityⓘ How the tool can be extended to support new data, devices, and software. | None |
Additional Information
This authoring tool allows for users to annotate YouTube videos with time-synchronized vibrotactile content. The resulting augmented file can be played using a custom browser, written in Java, that supports the specified haptic devices. In the editing environment, the timing and actuation of a vibrotactile array can be set with the source YouTube video visible as a reference.
For more information, read the 20 ACM Multimedia Conference paper.