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CHI 2026

When Fingers Become Tools: Rendering Virtual Tool Inertia with a Finger-Mounted Extending Rod

Kang, S., Kim, G., Gim, B., Park, J., Um, J., Shin, S., Park, C., Kim, S.

When Fingers Become Tools: Rendering Virtual Tool Inertia with a Finger-Mounted Extending Rod

Summary

This paper explores how a finger-mounted extending rod can render the inertia of virtual tools. By changing the apparent physical response at the fingertip, the paper shows how users can feel different virtual tools through a compact wearable mechanism.

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