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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? However, the development of haptic gloves has slowed down recently.

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Yaw2 Motion Simulator Surpasses $1M On Kickstarter

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Yaw VR’s smart chair offers a 40-degree motion range for roll, 70-degree for pitch movements, and haptic vibrations. With 34 days left to go in the campaign, Yaw VR’s next-gen motion simulator/smart chair, the Yaw2, this week reached over $1M in funding on Kickstarter, absolutely demolishing its original goal of $100,000.

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Researchers Simulate Walking In VR Using Foot Vibrations

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A new experiment shows how haptic vibrations can have a dramatic impact on VR locomotion. When it comes to simulating movement in VR, you have two primary options: teleportation or free locomotion. With each step they took, participants experienced subtle vibrations designed to simulate the feeling of walking on an asphalt-paved road.

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HapticVR Technology as a Means to Facilitate Better Surgical Training

ARPost

In the study, haptic feedback technology was used alongside non-haptic immersive VR training to assess the impact of the former. The goal of the study was to assess the educational impact of integrated haptic feedback in an immersive VR bone drilling simulation. Immersive Simulations as Valuable Teaching Aids.

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HaptX Launches True-Contact Haptic Gloves For VR And Robotics

VRScout

HaptX delivers an intuitive wearable haptic device to meet the demanding quality requirements of enterprise customers. HaptX , the San Luis Obispo, CA-based company focused on bringing realistic haptic technology to VR, has released its HaptX Gloves DK2, advanced haptic feedback gloves featuring “true-contact” haptic technology.

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VR & Robotics Could Be The Future Of Medical Training

VRScout

FundamentalVR is partnering with Haply Robotics to provide more realistic VR surgical simulations. The platform includes a number of other educational features, like multiuser classrooms with instructor-lead lessons. This partnership will only improve the platform further by introducing more advanced haptic technology.

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The Top Immersive Education Trends to Watch in 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Immersive education can transform the future of learning and training experiences for everyday students and employees alike. As this market matures, we’ve seen a number of trends emerging in the immersive education sector. New accessories are also emerging to improve immersion in a simulated training environment.