<s>
Tactile	B-Application
technology	I-Application
is	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
multi-sensory	O
triggers	O
within	O
physical	O
objects	O
,	O
allowing	O
"	O
real	O
world	O
"	O
interactions	O
with	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
haptic	B-Device
technology	I-Device
,	O
as	O
both	O
focus	O
on	O
touch	O
interactions	O
with	O
technology	O
,	O
but	O
whereas	O
haptic	O
is	O
simulated	O
touch	O
,	O
tactile	O
is	O
physical	O
touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
digital	O
interface	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
physical	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
does	O
,	O
tactile	B-Application
technology	I-Application
involves	O
a	O
physical	O
interaction	O
that	O
triggers	O
a	O
digital	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tactile	B-Application
technology	I-Application
presents	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
use	O
advances	O
in	O
technology	O
and	O
combined	O
with	O
touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
multi-sensory	O
learning	O
approach	O
,	O
tactile	B-Application
technology	I-Application
can	O
help	O
students	O
across	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
skill	O
development	O
areas	O
and	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
subjects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
modern	O
versions	O
of	O
buttons	O
include	O
conductive	O
paint	O
and	O
projectors	B-Application
-	O
both	O
are	O
tools	O
that	O
can	O
make	O
a	O
non-digital	O
surface	O
act	O
like	O
a	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
turning	O
anything	O
from	O
tables	O
to	O
sculptures	O
into	O
interactive	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujitsu	O
Laboratories	O
uses	O
projectors	B-Application
to	O
turn	O
a	O
physical	O
piece	O
of	O
information	O
into	O
a	O
digital	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
can	O
mark	O
a	O
field	O
to	O
copy	O
or	O
display	O
from	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
paper	O
with	O
their	O
finger	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
projector	B-Application
will	O
copy	O
that	O
area	O
into	O
a	O
digital	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
want	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
touch	O
that	O
controllers	B-Device
provide	O
,	O
while	O
researchers	O
suggest	O
that	O
incorporating	O
an	O
element	O
of	O
physical	O
interaction	O
to	O
digital	O
games	O
for	O
children	O
may	O
mitigate	O
concerns	O
about	O
excessive	O
screen-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
has	O
a	O
product	O
called	O
Lego	B-Language
Fusion	O
that	O
lets	O
children	O
build	O
using	O
physical	O
toys	O
and	O
then	O
scan	O
their	O
creation	O
into	O
an	O
app	O
-	O
they	O
can	O
then	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
they	O
created	O
digitally	O
and	O
share	O
it	O
with	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
technology	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
