WindyWall: Exploring creative wind simulations

Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Publication Date

3-2019

Abstract

Wind simulations are typically one-off implementations for specific applications. We introduce WindyWall, a platform for creative design and exploration of wind simulations. WindyWall is a three-panel 90-fan array that encapsulates users with 270° of wind coverage. We describe the design and implementation of the array panels, discussing how the panels can be re-arranged, where various wind simulations can be realized as simple effects. To understand how people perceive “wind” generated from WindyWall, we conducted a pilot study of wind magnitude perception using different wind activation patterns from WindyWall. Our findings suggest that: horizontal wind activations are perceived more readily than vertical ones, and that people’s perceptions of wind are highly variable—most individuals will rate airflow differently in subsequent exposures. Based on our findings, we discuss the importance of developing a method for characterizing wind simulations, and provide design directions for others using fan arrays to simulate wind

Keywords

Displays, Haptic Interaction, Multimodal Interaction, Novel Actuators, Tactile

Discipline

Information Security

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Tempe, Unites States, 2019 March 17-20

First Page

635

Last Page

644

ISBN

9781450361965

Identifier

10.1145/3294109.3295624

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery, Inc

City or Country

New York

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3294109.3295624

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