The Novint Falcon is a desktop haptic robot device, although you’ll also hear it referred to as a “3D mouse” in some literature. It’s used to simulate touch in a virtual world, allowing you to “feel” virtual objects or other physical forces. Be sure to read our article Getting to Grips With Haptics for a … Continue reading The Novint Falcon Haptic System
There are plenty of ways to see virtual objects and scenes. LCD screens, head-mounted displays, augmented reality displays, projection mapping and more. Feeling virtual objects is, at this point in time, neither as advanced nor as widespread in the mainstream as interacting or seeing them. There’s a lot of variation in approach to simulating touch, … Continue reading Geomagic Haptic Devices (formerly Sensable)
Imagine you’re playing one of your favourite video games in virtual reality. Your HMD lets you see and hear things as if you were there, your motion tracker lets you reach out and interact with objects, influencing the world around you. However, you can’t feel anything in this world. Not a breeze, not a touch, … Continue reading The Teslasuit Promises an Electrifying Experience
It may not be immediately apparent what the Woojer 2.0 has to do with virtual reality. In essence the device is simply a wearable subwoofer. A battery powered speaker fundamentally not so different from other battery powered bluetooth speaker you can buy at every electronics shop these days. Except the Woojer addresses one major limitation … Continue reading The Woojer: It’s All About that Bass
Anyone who has used the latest VR HMDs will tell you that in terms of audio-visual quality the VR industry has basically nailed it. Obviously we’ll be seeing greater fidelity as time goes by, but the minimum threshold for quality VR is well and truly behind us when it comes to your eyes and ears. … Continue reading Axon VR Pushes Haptics Forward with Incredible Technology
