Haptic technology tactual perception. The sense of touch may be classified as passive and active, and the term "haptic" is often associated with active touch to communicate or recognize objects. Haptic technology has made it possible to investigate how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of controlled haptic virtual objects. The word "haptic", from the ("haptikos"), means "pertaining to the sense of touch" and comes from the Greek verb ("haptesthai)", meaning "to contact" or "to touch". According to Robert Lee this sensation is also referred to as 3D touch One of the earliest applications of haptic technology was
In the Realm of the Senses In the Realm of the Senses In the Realm of the Senses (, Japanese: , "Ai no korīda", "Corrida of Love") is a 1976 French-Japanese art film written and directed by Nagisa Oshima. It is a fictionalised and sexually explicit treatment of an incident from 1930s Japan, that of Sada Abe. It generated great controversy during its release; while intended for mainstream wide release, it contains scenes of unsimulated sexual activity between the actors (Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda, among others). In 1936 Tokyo, Sada Abe (Eiko Matsuda) is a former prostitute who now works as a maid in a