Tacit

TACIT is an interdisciplinary R&D project exploring how vibrotactile sensations from haptic gloves can enhance and shape emotional moments in virtual reality.

While haptic sensation is widely used for simulation, training, and basic sensory feedback, TACIT investigates its potential for emotional storytelling. The final deliverable will be a cohesive VR experience driven by haptic cues that create a complete emotional arc.

Each part of our design will be guided by one key question: "Does haptic interaction, combined with visuals and sound, evoke the intended emotion?" First, we will focus on rapidly prototyping a variety of haptic patterns to identify moments with strong emotional potential. Afterwards, we will design and build out a VR experience where haptic moments are meaningfully integrated and essential to the emotional impact of the overall journey.