Humans are rather emotional creatures. We rely heavily on our
five senses to interact with the world around us, drinking
things in with our eyes, ears, nose and mouth. We’re also a
touchy-feely bunch, and it turns out, we’re really quite fond of
pushing buttons. It’s that whole tactile feeling. The problem
is, with technology trying to digitize everything, the human
sense of touch is literally being taken out of our hands, as we
all swipe at tiny screens with no texture. But not if the haptic
pushers have their way. Haptics is a technology that provides
mechanical feedback through the use of vibrations to simulate
specific events, surfaces and effects through a screen. Humans
naturally perceive surfaces and pressure through a set of
somatic sensors under the skin, which literally gives us our
“sense of touch.” Human tactile sensitivity ranges from 1 – 1000
Hz, but is most sensitive under ~300 Hz. As it turns out,
however, the same effect of moving your finger across a surface
can also be achieved by moving th