Haptic Scores: Non-Visual Ways of Experiencing Choreography

Current developments in haptic interfaces predominantly aim to achieve more 'realistic' sensations with a particular emphasis on the sense of touch, focusing on the fingertips for manipulating digital objects in VR/AR experiences. However, these haptic sensations are usually complementary to the visual stimuli due to HCI biases toward the sense of sight. This research aims to develop an approach for the development of a standalone haptic experience by transforming pre-recorded human movement into haptic feedback. Using artistic and design practice research with Teslasuit as a principal interface, this research investigates how mocap data and electrical stimulation can be used to develop haptic scores by redirecting movement traces from a moving body to another body. This approach to movement transformation presents a way in which human movement, particularly dance, can be experienced from an audience perspective beyond sight, expanding existing research on using electric stimulation for creative practices.