Virtual Reality’s Next Challenge: The Perfect Controller

As Oculus gets closer to its first consumer Rift model, the pieces are starting to fall into place. With the visual aspects approaching targets thanks to the new Crescent Bay prototype and audio well underway, we wanted to know what the company was planning for an input device. Back at GDC, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey …

New Reactive Grip™ Haptic Controller Debuted at GDC 2014

TACTICAL HAPTICS DEMONSTRATES NEXT GENERATION REACTIVE GRIP™ HAPTIC VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROLLER AT GDC 2014 Reactive Grip™ touch feedback blows rumble away and allows gamers to experience tangible physical resistance through a motion controller interface that’s primed for the next generation of games and VR! Salt Lake City, Utah – March 14, 2014 –  Tactical Haptics …

Game Controller Lets You Feel The Weight Of Virtual Objects

Controller feedback hasn’t changed that much since the days of the Nintendo 64: something happens to your on-screen virtual avatar, and the controller rumbles in your hands to alert you. Although there have been tweaks, this has been the standard mechanism all the way up through the latest generation of consoles, the just-released PlayStation 4 …