The disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating haptic effects based on visual characteristics. Systems and methods (200) for designing haptic effects based on visual characteristics haptics are disclosed. One illustrative system described herein includes a user input device (112, 116), a memory (104), a haptic output device (118), and a processor (102) in communication with the userinput device and memory. The processor is configured to: receive (202) an input having a plurality of characteristics, at least one of the plurality of characteristics associated with a first shape, identify (204) an image or label associated with the first shape, and identify (206) a haptic effect associated with the image or label. The processor is further configured to associate (208) the haptic effect with the first shape, and transmit (210) a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device, the haptic signal causing the haptic output device (118) to output thehaptic effect.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS BASED ON VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS