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Haptic Solution to Support XR Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute to advance research into using haptic solutions to provide accessible XR applications for visually impaired groups. Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback? Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback?

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BHaptics Announces $299 VR Haptic Gloves

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Since its foundation in 2015, haptic technology company bHaptics has released several VR-ready haptic suits compatible with over 100 games and apps, from VR rhythm games like Beat Saber to action-adventure games like Half-Life: Alyx , with the list growing every day. Image Credit: bHaptics. “We Feature Image Credit: bHaptics.

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How Important are Haptics in Immersive Tech?

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Haptics have come a long way since the N64 Rumble Pak. This post appeared first on AR Insider. Now they're an increasingly critical component of achieving immersion in VR. What's the current state and trajectory?

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Meta Revives Haptic Feedback Product Portfolio

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Another technology space, Meta, is keen to crack the haptics market. Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. Haptic systems provide users with pressure-based feedback when interacting with an immersive environment around them. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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Could Origami Be The Future Of VR Haptics?

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It was this work that helped Jiang and the team to create haptic feedback with objects that they would pick up in virtual environments. Feature Image Credit: Danyang Zhu, Westlake University The post Could Origami Be The Future Of VR Haptics? appeared first on VRScout.

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Will Haptics Change the Way we Work, Game, and Learn?

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While at AWE this year, Editor at Large Emily Olman had the chance to be one of the first to experience new multiuser haptics developed by HaptX. This post appeared first on AR Insider. We have video footage and top takeaways.

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Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, Fluid Reality debuted a haptic glove solution, which introduces a range of competitive features to the fledging XR accessories marketplace that sees haptic glove solutions present benefits in healthcare, automation, and training use cases – despite the haptic market appearing somewhat dormant in 2023.

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