Systems and methods for providing tactile feedback to a user

A system for providing tactile feedback to a user, the system comprising:

• a device comprising an exterior touch surface to be touched by the user;
• one or more thermal elements distributed across the touch surface and configured to heat the touch surface and thereby modulate the friction between the user's skin and the touch surface;
• and
• a controller connected to the one or more thermal elements and configured to control the operation of the one or more thermal elements to heat the touch surface;
• wherein the controller comprises a memory device storing a plurality of distinct temperature profiles providable along the touch surface by the one or more thermal elements.