Impacto: Simulating Physical Impact by Combining Tactile Stimulation with Electrical Muscle ...

Impacto: Simulating Physical Impact by Combining Tactile Stimulation with Electrical Muscle Stimulation Pedro Lopes, Alexandra Ion, Patrick Baudisch Abstract: We present impacto, a device designed to render the haptic sensation of hitting or being hit in virtual reality. The key idea that allows the small and light impacto device to simulate a strong hit is that it decomposes the stimulus: it renders the tactile aspect of being hit by tapping the skin using a solenoid; it adds impact to the hit by thrustin