@inproceedings{a9cd4e441c034236b39d94f364fdf012,
title = "U-brella: A portable umbrella-shaped device for vibrationizing information",
abstract = "We propose a portable umbrella-shaped device called U-brella as an application of 'vibrationizing' information. Vibrationizing is a term coined to mean the transformation of various types of information into a vibration. Funbrella is an earlier version of U-brella that allows users to experience rain with vibrations, while U-brella offers them the ability to feel ultraviolet rays by converting them into vibration. We first conceptualized the implementation of U-brella: improving the mechanism of Funbrella's vibration generator to make it lighter and easier to carry. Then we conducted a user study to confirm the efficiency of our system's vibrationizing and users' impressions of U-brella. The results showed that the participants easily perceived the amount of ultraviolet rays and that they really felt the rays pour down upon their heads with U-brella.",
keywords = "ambient interface, haptic device, vibrationizing, virtual reality",
author = "Yuichi Fujii and Fumio Kishino and Kazuyuki Fujita and Yuichi Itoh",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1109/VR.2013.6549432",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781467347952",
series = "Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality",
booktitle = "IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2013, VR 2013 - Proceedings",
note = "20th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2013 ; Conference date: 16-03-2013 Through 20-03-2013",
}