Rendering haptics with an illusion of flexible joint movement

A method of rendering haptics in a haptically-enabled system, comprising:

• detecting a movement-related interaction in an event;
• and
• applying a haptic effect proximate to a flexible joint of an individual using a haptic output device, the haptic effect corresponding to the movement-related interaction and being obtained from a flexible joint haptic effects database,
• wherein the haptic effect conveys an illusion of complex flexible joint movement at the flexible joint of the individual using nominal flexible joint movement of the flexible joint and
• wherein the applying of the haptic effect includes
• applying a first haptic effect in a first pattern proximate to a first muscle of a first flexible joint of an individual, and
• applying a second haptic effect in a second pattern proximate to a second muscle of the first flexible joint of the individual,
• the first and second haptic effects conveying an illusion of complex flexible joint movement at the first flexible joint of the individual using nominal flexible joint movement of the first flexible joint, and
• the first pattern occurring concurrently with, or overlapping, the second pattern.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• detect a movement-related interaction in an event;
• and
• apply, using a haptic output device, a haptic effect proximate to a flexible joint of an individual, the haptic effect corresponding to the movement-related interaction and being obtained from a flexible joint haptic effects database,
• wherein the haptic effect conveys an illusion of complex flexible joint movement at the flexible joint of the individual using nominal flexible joint movement of the flexible joint, and
• wherein to apply of the haptic effect includes to
• apply a first haptic effect in a first pattern proximate to a first muscle of a first flexible joint of an individual, and
• apply a second haptic effect in a second pattern proximate to a second muscle of the first flexible joint of the individual,
• the first and second haptic effects conveying an illusion of complex flexible joint movement at the first flexible joint of the individual using nominal flexible joint movement of the first flexible joint, and
• the first pattern occurring concurrently with, or overlapping, the second pattern.