Invented: Technology that can transfer emotions to your palm through air

Human emotion can be transferred by technology that stimulates different parts of the hand without making physical contact with your body, a University of Sussex-led study has shown.Sussex scientist Dr Marianna Obrist, Lecturer at the Department of Informatics, has pin-pointed how next-generation technologies can stimulate different areas of the hand to convey feelings of, for example, happiness, sadness, excitement or fear.

For example, short, sharp bursts of air to the area around the thumb, index finger and middle part of the palm generate excitement, whereas sad feelings are created by slow and moderate stimulation of the outer palm and the area around the ‘pinky’ finger.

The findings, which was presented on Tuesday 21 April at the CHI 2015 conference in South Korea, provide “huge potential” for new innovations in human communication, according to Dr Obrist.

The SenseX project will aim to provide a multisensory framework for inventors and innovators to design richer technological experiences.

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