The present invention provides a virtual reality environment generating apparatus including a non-base type interface configured to allow a user to haptically touch virtual objects and game characters. The virtual reality environment generating apparatus includes a content creating device 102 configured to create a content based on information from various sensors 108 to 111 and content data, an illusionary tactile force sense evoking device 103 configured to use illusionary tactile force sense data to generate an illusionary tactile force sense evoking function 1713 adapted for the content, an illusionary tactile force sense interface device 101 including a illusionary tactile force sense device 107, and an illusionary tactile force sense device driving control device 112 configured to drivingly control the illusionary tactile force sense device. The virtual reality environment generating apparatus utilizes an illusionary tactile force sense to control reaction based on the illusionary tactile force sense, in accordance with motion of the user's finger and body. The virtual reality environment generating apparatus thus expresses not only three-dimensional videos and sound images but also senses of friction and roughness corresponding to the presence, shape, and texture of a virtual object.

A system for identifying a user of a controller includes a controller having one or more sensors configured to detect interaction with the controller by the user and a transmitter configured to transmit telemetry data based on outputs of one or more of the sensors, a user profile unit configured to obtain user profile data for one or more user profiles, where each user profile corresponds to a respective user and the user profile data for a user profile comprises data indicative of one or more characteristic interactions by the user with the controller, and a user profile selection unit configured to select a user profile from the one or more user profiles in dependence upon a degree of match between one or more properties of the transmitted telemetry data and the data of each respective user profile, and configured to modify an output of the system responsive to the selection.

A micro piezo-electric air valve is used to form a skin interface system composed by a matrix of valves interconnected that bring temperature and touch sensorial experience to people through the skin's tactile, pressure and temperature biological sensors by means of micro air jet formations and/or air bubble formations over the skin. The piezo-electric air valve is specially designed to sensitize a small area of the skin of the user by quickly delivering a specific volume of air following a selected pattern, for example a pixel of an image that is processed by a computer system and converted into electric signal that opens or closes the piezo-electric air valve causing the air to flow. Such a skin interface system can be used by blind people to interpret a scene in front of them when using a video camera. or for use as a suit for therapeutic use and gaming.

[Solving Means] This information processing apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates, on the basis of characteristic information items of a plurality of haptic presentation units having different characteristics, preparation information items to be used by the plurality of haptic presentation units to perform haptic presentation to a user. The plurality of haptic presentation units having different characteristics performs haptic presentation to the user on the basis of the preparation information items generated on the basis of the characteristic information items of the plurality of haptic presentation units, and thus, it is possible to improve the quality of haptic presentation.

There is provided a system for media pre-visualization. The system includes one or more motion capture sensors, a virtual digital renderer receiving sensor data from the one or more motion sensors capturing motions performed by an actor being directed by a user, and rendering the motions in a 3D virtual environment, according to the sensor data, to generate pre-visualization data including one or more shots, a display interfacing with the virtual digital renderer to receive the pre-visualization data, and displaying a pre-visualization using the pre-visualization data, and a controller interfacing with the virtual digital renderer, and while the user is directing the actor, allowing the user to navigate within the 3D virtual environment, using the pre-visualization on the display, and to modify at least one visual aspect of the one or more shots within the 3D virtual environment to generate modified pre-visualization data.

A non-limiting example information processing system includes a first input apparatus including a strain sensor, a second input apparatus including a motion sensor, and an information processing apparatus. The strain sensor provides an output corresponding to a force applied to at least a portion of the first input apparatus. The motion sensor provides an output corresponding to a motion of the second input apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a computer that executes obtaining strain data corresponding to the output of the strain sensor and motion data corresponding to the output of the motion sensor, and executing first control on an object disposed in a virtual space based on the strain data, and second control on the object based on the motion data, the second control being different from the first control.

Provided is a vibration control apparatus that acquires content information about content including at least either one of video and audio to be presented to a user, and vibrates a vibration mechanism in such a manner that the user feels a pseudo force sensation defined based on the content information while the content is being presented.

Proposed is a visual and tactile AR medium based on augmented reality for providing a user with visual and tactile information matched with the augmented reality when the user experiences the augmented reality through the AR medium capable of being connected to a part of a body of the user, the AR medium including: a tactile augmentation member configured to enable the part of the body of the user to feel the augmented reality in a tactile manner; a visual augmentation member configured to overlay a graphic on the AR medium, and being capable of performing visual change; and a control member configured to perform transmission and reception with the AR medium, wherein the control member is configured to control output of the tactile augmentation member or the visual augmentation member, corresponding to input from the user or the AR medium or both.

Systems and methods for facilitating secret communication between players are described. One of the methods includes receiving image data of a first player to identify one or more gestures and receiving input data indicating a response of a second player to the one or more gestures. The method further includes training a model using the image data and the input data to generate an inference of communication between the first user and the second user. The method also includes generating additional inferences of communication between the first user and the second user. The method includes generating a recommendation to the second user based on the inference of communication and the additional inferences of communication.

Method of providing vibro-tactile feedback to a user of a user interface device comprising at least one actuator adapted to provide vibro-tactile feedback to the user and communicatively coupled to an application device, a vibro-tactile feedback providing device and vibro-tactile feedback providing system as well as a computer program product for carry out said method.