FULU
Haptic Finger Nail for Augmented Reality
Interaction Design | 2019 | Solo | W12 x L20 x t7mm
Skills - concept / research / Arduino / Unity / visuals
Collaboration: Video – Yukako Tanaka
Photo – Deo Suveera
Graphic – Pamela Dimitrov
Exhibition – Hochoul Lee
FULU brings the sense of touch to everyday digital communication.
A fingernail-mounted haptic interface for augmented reality, FULU generates the organic subtleties of touch.
Stroke the fur of your dog, touch the hand of a loved one, feel the waves on the beach, wherever you are in the world.
Easily connected to your mobile device with Bluetooth, FULU brings touch to video calls and gaming apps.
FULU product website: www.fulu.site
Photo by Deo Suveera
Featured on…
AXIS Magazine (JAPAN) - October 2020 issue
Dezeen & Ventura : panel discussion’s panel - April 2020
ACM Interaction : DEMO HOUR - Feb 2020
J. Walter Thompson Intelligence : The Future 100 - June 2020
NU.nl (Netherlands) - Oct 2019
vpro.nl (Netherlands) - Oct 2019
LS:N by The Future Laboratory - July 2019
Exhibitions
Dezeen Virtual Design Festival - April 2020
Dutch Design Week - October 2019
Amex Retail Conference - September 2019
London Design Festival - September 2019
Watch Videos
1.How it works?
2. Interaction Demo
Why?
Currently, digital communication is highly audio-visually focused and other human sensory
experiences are fundamentally neglected. In particular, touch is the most important sensory
system to create trust and empathy, such as when babies first create a connection with their
mother with touch. Psychologists have proven that people can communicate 6 emotions via
touch alone — anger, fear, disgust, love, gratitude and sympathy. Touch brings to life
ineffable feelings and emotions.
What?
FULU is a nail-mounted haptic interface for Augmented Reality, for our daily life. With FULU,
you can touch textures far away, or in the digital world. The device will be applied on the nail
side so that you can retain physical touch on the finger pad. In other words, FULU creates
‘Augmented Touch’, allowing users to experience virtual and physical touch seamlessly and
simultaneously. FULU means ‘tangible’ in Japanese. It is also phonetically close to ‘full’,
implying full touch.
FULU is small and light - the size of a fingernail. You can carry it around in your pocket. It is
easy to use: users can connect to Bluetooth devices such as smartphones and laptops to
enjoy touch experiences anytime, anywhere. FULU can send and receive touch remotely.
For example, you can “touch call” with a long-distance partner or family members. You can
also, for instance, learn professional guitarists’ hand touch while you practise the guitar.
FULU can create texture and touch sensation from 2D images, adding 3D depth to current
2D screens.
FULU adds another dimension to the digital experience - touch. FULU creates a new touch
culture in our everyday digital experience.
Interaction 1 : Touch Texture
Interaction 2 : Send and Receive Touch
Augmented Touch: allowing users to experience virtual and physical touch seamlessly and simultaneously.
FULU allows to touch texture in the virtual world | Photo by Deo Suveera
FULU allows to send and receive touch remotely | Photo by Deo Suveera
A lot of people enjoyed new touch experience at Graduation Show 2019, Royal College of Art.
FEATURED ON…
AXIS online
(JAPAN)
Dezeen &
Ventura
panel discussion
ACM Interaction
J. Walter Thompson Intelligence
The Future 100
NU.nl
(Netherlands)
vpro.nl
(netherlands)
Dutch Design Week 2019
London Design Festival 2019
LS:N by The Future Laboratory
RCA Show 2019
Collaborated with
Haptic and AR/VR Researchers:
Professor Kota Minamizawa, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Sebastian Friston, Immersive VR Laboratory, University College London
Dr. David Swapp, Immersive VR Laboratory, University College London
For press kit or further details, please contact: ryo.tada{AT}network.rca.ac.uk