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X-WR-CALNAME:HaptiCoach: Remote Haptic Feedback for Skill Training within V
 irtual Reality
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SUMMARY:HaptiCoach: Remote Haptic Feedback for Skill Training within Virtua
 l Reality
DESCRIPTION:BritCHI 2026 · Paper Session 2: Immersive and Embodied Experie
 nces\nAfana\, Marshall\, Tennent\nRemote practice of physical skills is no
 w common\, but mainstream videoconferencing tools struggle to convey the e
 mbodied\, touch-based corrections that are routine in face-to-face coachin
 g. In this paper we present HaptiCoach\, an exploratory prototype that com
 bines body-tracked virtual reality with a full-body haptic suit\, allowing
  a live human “coach” to deliver remote touch corrections to a student
  practising alongside a pre-recorded expert instructor. We use this protot
 ype as a research probe to study\, qualitatively\, how learners perceive a
 nd respond to remote touch during physical practice. In a within-subjects 
 study (N=13) using Tai Chi as the practice context\, participants interpre
 ted on-body haptic cues as corrective nudges and reported a sense of socia
 l presence around the human-triggered virtual coach. Participants also rep
 orted that being touched through the suit avoided the awkwardness they wou
 ld feel if a real person physically adjusted their arm. Our qualitative da
 ta is complemented by quantitative measures which we use to provide contex
 t for the for participant interview data. We discuss what these patterns m
 ight suggest for the design of future remote physical-skill systems.
LOCATION:Brunel University London\, Kingston Lane\, Uxbridge UB8 3PH
URL:https://www.britchi.uk/programme/schedule/paper-session-2-immersive-and
 -embodied-experiences/
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