[humanmarkup-comment] PC-13-Section 4.2.11

From: " Haptic is the study of touching behavior in different societies and cultures. Haptic is communication factor that applies to a wide variety of behaviors indicating state of mind and emotion from hostility (kicking) to intimacy (kissing). Haptic is also the study tactile response in a strictly scientific framework, such as studies about feedback in touch-controlled computer pointing devices such as the mouse and keyboard. With this range of applications, haptic will require more consideration than a set of simpleType elements.

The HumanML haptic model is based on the strength, location, and body part used in a touching behavior. It does not provide a semantic model for interpretation. To understand how to use this complexType, an example is provided. Theorists propose five degrees of haptic and an intensity value for force of behavior (eg, strength of a handshake) as they affect emotional states:

                              functional/professional
                              social/polite
                              friendship/warmth
                              love/intimacy
                              sexual arousal

HumanML notes such theories but does not assign values per the abstract haptic leaving this to the derived application languages. This is because there can be other applicable models, eg, the strength of the act of physical therapy can and does approachthat of sexual arousal, yet the model shown above might classify this as a functional/professional degree contact indicating a low state of arousal.

Some models would claim that sexual and emotional arousal are different states. Different contact strengths could be defined for individuals, cultures and communities, but the scale has to be assigned. In other words, by this scale. .20 is (1), .40 is (2), .60 (3) and so on, but individuals, cultures, and and< communities would vary. For a group (culture or community), this expresses a norm. For an individual, it expresses a real state of arousal based on a touch."

To: "Haptics refers to the study of touching behavior in different societies and cultures. Haptic is a communication factor that applies to a wide variety of behaviors indicating state of mind and emotion. It can range widely, as from hostility (kicking) to intimacy (kissing). Haptics is also the study of tactile response in a strictly scientific framework, such as studies about feedback in touch-controlled computer pointing devices such as the mouse and keyboard. Because of its range of applications, haptic will require more consideration than a set of simpleType elements

The HumanML haptic model is based on the strength, location, and body part used in a touching behavior. It does not provide a semantic model for interpretation. To understand how to use this complexType, an example is provided. Theorists have proposed, for example, five degrees of the haptic and an intensity value for force of behavior (e.g., strength of a handshake) as they affect emotional states:

                              1. functional/professional
                              2. social/polite
                              3. friendship/warmth
                              4. love/intimacy
                              5. sexual arousal

HumanML notes such theories but does not assign values per the abstract haptic definition, instead leaving that to the derived application languages. This is because there can be differing applicable models, e.g., the strength of the act of physical therapy can and does approach that of sexual arousal, yet the model shown above might classify this as a functional/professional contact, indicating a low degree of arousal.

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