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Foldaway Haptics is Making a Thumbstick for VR Controllers That Pushes Back

Road to VR

Switzerland-based Foldaway Haptics is building a haptic joystick with force feedback. Over the years we’ve seen some really awesome haptic tech, like the HaptX glove that offers compelling tactile sensations and force-feedback on all five fingers. That makes Foldaway Haptics’ solution quite interesting.

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Scientists Develop Artificial Skin That Allows You To Feel In VR

VRScout

The self-sensing material forms to a user’s body, providing next-level haptic feedback. Referred to as “Closed-Loop Haptic Feedback Control Using a Self-Sensing Soft Pneumatic Actuator Skin,” the device is composed of a stretchable material only 500 nanometers thick, allowing it to form to a users body.

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Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation

Road to VR

They can choose between several different skydiving locations—like Dubai, Hawaii, or Switzerland—where iFly has recorded real skydives specifically for use in the iFly VR experience. The post Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation appeared first on Road to VR. Photo by Road to VR. First, the setup.

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TapID Uses Bone Conduction To Deliver A Better Typing Experience In VR

VRScout

To bring a more organic and natural typing experience into VR, a group of researchers from the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zürich , Switzerland have developed a set of wristbands called TapID that—when combined with hand tracking—allows you to “feel” the keys of your virtual keyboard as you type.

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Taking Action Against Serious Crimes In The Metaverse

VRScout

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Omar Sultan Al Olama, a Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in the United Arab Emirates, talked about some of these concerns. Haptic feedback lets you feel it when someone touches you in a virtual environment.

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Funding Roundup: Tactical Haptics Raises $2.2M, nDreams Raises.

AllThingsVR

Funding Roundup: Tactical Haptics Raises $2.2M, nDreams Raises $2.5M, Oculus Acquires Computer Vision company Zurich Eye & HTC Unveils a $1.5B Fund 1) Tactical Haptics announced that it raised $2.2M–roughly roughly $1.5M from private investors and $749,000 in a grant from the U.S. Read more on UploadVR.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun. Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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