As an extension of the VR fetal experience “Into the Womb,” we developed “Touch Love,” a haptic transmission system that simulates the interaction between a mother and her fetus. In this system, when the person playing the mother touches the pregnancy belt, which is wrapped around her abdomen and equipped with an accelerometer, the sensation of being touched is transmitted through vibrators on the back of the jacket worn by the person playing the fetus. Conversely, when the person playing the fetus moves their legs while wearing the accelerometer, the sensation of being kicked is transmitted through the vibrators in the pregnancy belt.
- Shoko Kimura (JAIST / Nagoya Institute of Technology)
- Ayaka Fujii (The University of Tokyo)
- Kenichi Ito (The University of Tokyo)
- Yoshihiro Tanaka (Nagoya Institute of Technology)
