For me, the biggest surprise I found was a haptic feedback controller developed by William Provancher at the University of Utah in the Haptics and Embedded Mechanics Laboratory. Described as a motion-based game controller with “Reactive Grip” touch feedback, their prototype device does a shockingly good job of conveying motion and force information from in …
At GDC 2013, a company called Tactical Haptics showed off a tactile-feedback system, called Reactive Grip, for motion-controlled input devices. The prototype I got to use consisted of a hacked up Razer Hydra built into a 3D printed housing with four sliders that move up and down in your hand as you grip the unit. …
While you can now see and move around a virtual space, you wouldn’t have any tactile feedback from the virtual world you’re interacting with. One solution would be to carry a haptic feedback device like the one being developed by Tactical Haptics. Using a Razor Hydra for motion tracking, Tactical Haptics uses four sliding contacts …