Rhythmic Haptic Communication

Exploring low-cognitive-load non-verbal communication through rhythmic vibrotactile patterns. The project investigates the psychophysics of temporal haptic encoding — how rhythm, timing, and intensity sequences can convey simple messages through wearable devices without demanding the user’s visual or auditory attention.

Building on ACUTE’s established findings that sequential presentation and amplitude variation are the most effective vibrotactile channels, this project extends the work toward practical everyday communication scenarios.