Each cutaneous actuator is a transducer that converts an actuator signal in a form of electrical energy (e.g., voltage or current signals) to haptic sensations at a particular location on the body 1500. The array 1502 of cutaneous actuators includes a first cutaneous actuator 1508A to begin generating a first haptic sensation at a first location on the body 1500 of the user at a first time t1, as described and illustrated below with respect to FIG. 15B. The array 1502 includes a second cutaneous actuator 1508B to begin generating a second haptic sensation at a second location on the body 1500 of the user at a second time t2 later than the first time. The first cutaneous actuator 1508A and the second cutaneous actuator 1508B are separated by a spacing distance 1512A along the body 1500 of the user. The spacing distance between other consecutive pairs of the cutaneous actuators may be the same or different. In one embodiment, the spacing distance 1512A separating the first cutaneous actuator 1508A and the second cutaneous actuator 1508B is less than 40 mm. For example, the cutaneous actuators may be placed 35 mm apart along a line of the dorsal forearm 1500.
