Issue Seeing Is Feeling
Summary
Seeing Is Feeling asks what would happen if contactless haptics transformed gaming and healthcare. Contactless haptic technology delivers the sense of touch without any worn device. It could enrich gaming, digital realities, healthcare and everyday life with immersive experiences that do not require wearables. These experiences would be open to both sighted and visually impaired people. Linked to the Digital Realities megatrend and to sensor, connectivity and IoT technologies, its keywords include contactless haptics, haptic stimuli, thermal haptics and ultrasound, with education, healthcare and immersive technologies among the key sectors.
Classification
Main topicDigital Infrastructure & Cyber
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizonnot assigned
Published2026
Last updated2026-10-01 21:08 KST
Evidence 1
- Future Opportunities Report: The Global 50 (2026) Dubai Future Foundation page=176;section=The Opportunities, Pillar 3: Technologies 2026 accessed 2026-07-25
Constituent trends 1
- TrendDigital Realities3 signals
Directly linked signals 0
No objects.
Relation types: constitutes
Public id: fm-c8ee286ccb0a
