Chemical Haptics: Rendering Haptic Sensations via Topical Stimulants

Top left to right: VR scenes of electric sparks coming from an arm interface labeled “sanshool” with text “electric sparks tingling arm”; a holographic, glitching arm interface labeled “lidocaine” with text “glitching interface numb arm”, a wintery landscape labeled “menthol” with text “winter air cold cheeks”; an overheating nuclear reactor labeled “capsaicin” with text “overheating reactor warm cheeks”. Bottom: a user wearing a VR headset with the device attached in the back and silicone patches underneath the headset and wearing a silicone sleeve device that contains electronics and liquid channels.

Top left to right: VR scenes of electric sparks coming from an arm interface labeled “sanshool” with text “electric sparks tingling arm”; a holographic, glitching arm interface labeled “lidocaine” with text “glitching interface numb arm”, a wintery landscape labeled “menthol” with text “winter air cold cheeks”; an overheating nuclear reactor labeled “capsaicin” with text “overheating reactor warm cheeks”. Bottom: a user wearing a VR headset with the device attached in the back and silicone patches underneath the headset and wearing a silicone sleeve device that contains electronics and liquid