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Acoustic Radiation Pressure for Virtual Reality
According to Wikipedia, “Acoustic radiation pressure is the apparent pressure difference between the average pressure at a surface moving with the displacement of the wave propagation (the Lagrangian pressure) and…
List of Full Body Virtual Reality Haptic Suits
A full body haptic suit (also known as haptic vest, gaming suit, VR suit, or tactile suit) is a wearable gadget that provides haptic feedback to the body. Haptic feedback,…
List of Hand Tracking Tech for VR
The Microsoft Handpose, a fully articulated hand tracking technology. Photo: Microsoft Research Virtual reality promises a lot of futuristic opportunities to everything we do in our lives – in computing,…
Feel Virtual Reality with the Senso Glove
The Senso Glove is a wireless controller for Virtual and Augmented Reality. It tracks hands and fingers position and provides haptic feedback for every finger. The Senso Glove Offers Control…
Microsoft’s Haptic Retargeting Tricks People in VR
The biggest challenge in the effort of making Virtual Reality a more believable experience is providing a sense of touch to the virtual environment. It was the obvious step in…
This VR glove uses air bladders to create haptic feedback
These tiny air bladders are behind Hands Omni's ability to give haptic feedback. Photo: Rice University Tiny air bladders found their way into virtual reality with the development of a…
VR haptics glove launches Kickstarter campaign
Gloveone aims to improve VR interactions through realistic haptic feedback. Photo: NeuroDigital Technologies Extended virtual reality is a thing in the VR world – made possible by pairing up a…
Smart VR suit aims to take VR haptics to the next level
A sketch of the TeslaSuit, showing its modular components. Photo: Tesla Studios With all the promising experiences that VR has to offer, and the upcoming launches of long-awaited VR headsets,…
List of Omnidirectional Treadmills Under Development
Omnidirectional treadmills, like the Omnideck (shown), open up new degrees of freedom for VR interactions. Photo: Omnifinity Maybe the term "omnidirectional treadmills" had you asking: what is it, exactly? Gradually…
List of Haptic Controllers under Development for Virtual Reality
The Sixense STEM System demo at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. (UPDATE: article updated with the addition of Unlimited Hand) Isn't it cool to control games such as tennis, boxing,…