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2019
YUBIBO
Haptic Communication Game
YUBIBO is a simple haptic game where players cooperate to support a stick with their fingers. It grew out of an interest in haptic sign language — the tactile way of communicating used by deaf-blind people.
Like a hug or a handshake, the act of touching carries a lot of information at once and brings hearts closer together. That kind of communication isn't limited to deaf-blind people. By sharing the sense of touch, this is also a way of shortening the distance between everyone.
Credit
- Concept / Product Design: Kosuke Takahashi
- Concept / Communication Design: Natsumi Wada
- Interaction Design: Momoka Nakayama
- Art Direction / Graphic Design: Kanako Ichimori
- Haptic Design: Hayato Tabata
Status
Licensed to partners
Distributed by JellyJellyGames
Awards
- 🇯🇵 TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD (2019)
- 🇨🇳 DIA Award (2019)
Exhibitions
- 🇯🇵 Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art "Touch, Untangle, Tones!" (2025)






Tactile sign language

