There’s lots of great news with today’s kickstarter update: We’ve announced a stretch goal for wireless communication as well as shown new ways to use the Reactive Grip controller. An overview of the update is below, but go to the update #5 on Kickstarter for more info. Wireless communications stretch goal for the Reactive Grip …
Reactive Grip™ game peripherals and Reactive Grip™ project ideas for Makers
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University of Utah professor creates next-generation game controller
“The first response is always a ‘wow’ and a double-take when they look at their hand,” said Markus Montandon, lead project developer for the new controller. “People are just so surprised at the difference between this and a simple vibration. Just that sense of connection to something virtual is, I think, what is most surprising.” …
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University of Utah Engineers May Have Revolutionized Virtual Gaming [Video]
A group of mechanical engineers have created something they believe will change the world of gaming, essentially by going beyond the buzz. They have designed a new controller or reactive grip which gives feedback to the gamer that’s more than just a vibration. Markus Montandon is the lead product developer with Tactical Haptics – the …
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Reactive Grip Adds Realistic Feedback to Videogames [Video]
[While we apply frictional forces to the hand rather than move weights around inside our controller, we still appreciate the coverage by Mashable.] See the video (same video as shown in Dec. 6 Mashable story)
Reactive Grip Brings a Magic Touch to Gaming Control
Get in on the ground floor as we look at the most exciting crowdfunded tech projects out there right now. This week: Reactive Grip, a cross-game controller that replicates motion and force by moving slider plates on three sides of a player-gripped handle. The movement of the bars gives the player a sense of an …
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Reactive Grip Kickstarter Press Release
GET A GRIP! TACTICAL HAPTICS LAUNCHES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR REACTIVE GRIP™ HAPTIC GAME CONTROLLER Reactive Grip™ touch feedback blows rumble away! It provides enhanced interaction and immersion for virtual reality and video games. Salt Lake City, Utah – November 6, 2013 – Tactical Haptics, a technology startup, is bringing a new breed of touch feedback …
GET A GRIP! TACTICAL HAPTICS LAUNCHES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR REACTIVE GRIP™ HAPTIC GAME CONTROLLER
Tactical Haptics, a technology startup, is bringing a new breed of touch feedback to market through Reactive Grip™. Their Kickstarter campaign will be used to build a developer and researcher community around creating the most realistic and tangible touch feedback experiences in games and virtual reality. This unique haptic technology will be made available by …
Tactical Haptics Reactive Grip Controller: Smaller Size, STEM Support, Heading to Kickstarter
Reactive Grip is an interesting technology by Tactical Haptics which lets you feel feelback from games in the palm of your hands. The company plans to take their prototype to Kickstarter to raise money for production versions of their controller. They say that motion component of the controller will support Sixense STEM and other trackers. …
Tactical Haptics controller brings an entirely new experience to gaming
The traditional idea of a gaming controller is something passive: you use it to tell the game what you want to happen, simple as that. But gaming is really all about interaction. For the most immersive experience possible, when something happens to your character in-game, you want to feel like it’s actually happening to you. …
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