TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING TACTILE SURFACES OF HAPTIC CONTROLLER TO CONVEY INTERACTIVE SYSTEM INFORMATION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for dynamically changing tactile surfaces of a haptic controller to convey interactive system information.SOLUTION: A computer-implemented method for conveying information related to one or more states associated with an interactive system comprises: determining a first texture characteristic on the basis of a first state associated with the interactive system; transmitting a first haptic control signal to a haptic controller so as to cause the haptic controller to configure a first surface to provide a first tactile sensation corresponding to the first texture characteristic; determining a second texture characteristic on the basis of a second state associated with the interactive system; and transmitting a second haptic control signal to the haptic controller so as to cause the haptic controller to configure the first surface to provide a second tactile sensation corresponding to the second texture characteristic.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5