VRScout

MAY 10, 2021

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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Road to VR

DECEMBER 28, 2022

AI SILK is a Japanese wearable-tech startup that’s set to unveil a new haptic glove at CES 2023 next month which approaches both haptic feedback and finger-tracking in a different way altogether. AI Silk’s Lead Skin haptic gloves will debut at CES 2023 between January 5-8, where we’ll have feet on the ground.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2021

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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Today, workplace professionals are leveraging haptic glove devices to suit necessary use cases such as training, virtual prototyping, marketing, and entertainment. What haptic gloves provide is an evolution from a traditional XR controller input with a joystick. What are Haptic Gloves?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 4, 2023

SenseGlove, an innovator in immersive haptic feedback hardware, opened pre-orders for its Nova 2 product, a glove which directs pressure-based feedback to the palm and hands of a headset operator. Moreover, the Nova 2 provides haptic feedback based on impact and vibrations.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Today I’m writing a post about one of the best haptics devices I have tried at AWE 2021: Senseglove Nova, a pair of gloves for virtual reality. Or if in VR you are squeezing a rubber ball, force feedback makes sure that you have more difficulty in closing your fingers, because it simulates the resistance of the ball material.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Last Friday, Meta publicly announced the acquisition of Berlin-based haptics developers Lofelt. The purchase enables Meta to leverage technology that simulates user touch and feel feedback from a controller or glove. Fresh Acquisition Amidst FTC Crack-Down.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Is haptic technology on the comeback? Recently, Meta signed a deal with haptic technology innovator Immersion Corporation to leverage the former’s patents to enhance Meta’s XR hardware, software, and products. a license to our patents for haptic technologies. Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback?

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2021

HaptX, the company building VR gloves with advanced haptics, this week announced that is has raised $12 million in a Series A-1 investment which will be used to open a new headquarters based in Redmond, WA, and expand its team. The bulky, high-end gloves are primarily aimed at novel enterprise, training, and simulation use-cases.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2022

A new VR motion simulator from a company called Kinerse is making waves online thanks to its human-powered design that removes the need for external power. Instead of relying on motors or electronic actuators, this “passive motion platform” uses your own weight to simulate physical movement via a simple lever system.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

HaptX opened on Tuesday preorders of its Gloves G1, an enterprise-grade haptic device for $4,500 per pair – a decrease in cost compared to previous models. Jake Rubin, Founder and CEO of HaptX , believes that haptics are the cornerstone of next-generation human-machine interface (HMI) technologies.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Military contractor, Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), has received a grant from the federal Small Business Innovation Research program—likely ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 SEE ALSO HapTech is Aiming its Electromagnetic Haptics at Military VR Training. million—to pilot a virtual reality training program for U.S.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Exploring the concept of ‘haptic shape illusion’, the controllers have data-driven, precise mass properties, aiming to simulate the same feeling in the hand as the larger objects on which they are based. Simulating the feel of real objects is a fundamental haptics challenge in VR.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 31, 2022

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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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

bHaptics, the South Korea-based startup making haptic accessories for VR, today opened pre-orders for two new versions of its TactSuit haptic vests. The post bHaptics Announces Pre-orders for TactSuit X Series Haptic Vests, Starting at $300 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Upload VR

APRIL 16, 2024

Escape Simulator demonstrates how VR can further enhance flatscreen games. Escape Simulator isn't quite the same; it was originally a flatscreen game and Pine Studio's new VR Mode highlights this difference well. Escape Simulator lets you play solo or with up to 8 players in online co-op, both with VR and flatscreen players.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

SitWalk is a new VR motion simulator from VR hardware and software company Mr. Art Digital Technology that allows you to move naturally throughout the virtual world from a seated position. The company’s unique motion simulator is composed of an ergonomic gaming chair mounted on top of a motorized platform.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2020

Carnegie Mellon University researchers published a paper recently that proposes a novel VR haptic feedback device, which unlike strictly hand-worn haptic devices, lets you feel objects in VR with a measure of ‘positional’ resistance. Researchers Cathy Fang, Yang Zhang, Matthew Dworman, and Chris Harrison call it Wireality.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In the world of haptic feedback accessories, the SUBPAC Wearable Physical Sound System is a favorite among VR entertainment providers. These minor vibrations simulate various amounts of force and pressure that can be felt from the wearer’s bones all the way to their inner ear. ‘Feel the Beat’ for $299.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2023

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

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VRScout

MAY 2, 2022

Switchable Vehicle Simulation Modes transform the company’s VR treadmill into a vehicle and cockpit simulator. This pro version VR treadmill features integrated haptic technology compatible with existing motion controller haptics. The KAT Walk C2 Plus promises an even more engaging experience. Necessary?

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

I went to the company’s SF Bay location to try the iFly VR experience first hand, and came away feeling like I got to experience the ultimate haptic simulation. 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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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Disclaimer I’m opinionated and loud about Haptics. I'm also host of the Haptics Club and board member of Haptics Industry Forum. Summary: A major upside for the haptics market is locked in the impact of haptics on usages, today unknown. Haptics is hard, everyone says that. No, it is not.

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ARVR

JUNE 22, 2021

This article was extracted from the Recommended Practices for Haptics in Enterprise VR published by the Haptics Industry Forum. What should be considered while planning to include haptics in a VR training solution? ? Why should you include haptics in your VR training solution? ? Application maturity. Skills transfer.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The company recently demonstrated how their haptic tech can scale all the way up to the Browning M2, a mounted.50 HapTech makes an electromagnetic recoil system which is the foundation of its StrikerVR haptic guns which are designed as peripherals for high-end VR attractions. 50 caliber machine gun.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Senso is a new virtual reality glove input device that offers per-finger haptic feedback and the ability to simulate differences in temperature – all tracked via a camera-less IMU-based system. The post Senso is a VR Input Glove With Per-finger Haptics and Simulated Temperature appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2018

Could one of these intuitive prototypes deliver the immersive haptic feedback users have been clamoring for? . That’s why Microsoft is currently in development on a solution that would actually link two standard VR motion controllers together to simulate realistic tension and pressure.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2019

This could allow the system to generate a custom experience based on your movements, further immersing you in the experience by simulating a potentially endless VR environment. . The post Microsoft Files Patent For VR Mat With Haptic Feedback And Pressure Sensors appeared first on VRScout. Here’s where things get interesting.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2022

On some days, I think we are living in a simulation; on other days, I think we are most likely not living in a simulation. This post should help you (if you're willing to go down the simulation rabbit hole) create a self-experiment in which you explore, for one week, living in a simulation. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2017

9,652,037 of a “whole-body human-computer interface” on May 16th, which includes an external exoskeleton as well as a generalized haptic display made out of microfluidic technology. The post AxonVR is Building a Generalized Haptic Display appeared first on Road to VR. AxonVR was awarded US Patent No. Support Voices of VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2018

You might have caught a glimpse of the Feelreal mask prototype when it made headlines back at GDC 2015 , the smell-o-vision add-on for VR headsets that promised to bring plenty of scents to your nostrils and haptics to your face. that accurately simulate the atmosphere? Image courtesy Feelreal Inc. “We’ve chosen distinct scents?

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VRScout

APRIL 4, 2018

The creator of Second Life looks to bring realistic haptic feedback to the budding VR platform. Referred to by High Fidelity as a “virtual skin,” the Exoskin is a haptic jacket capable of simulating the sensation touch while in VR. Photo courtesy of Venture Beat.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Since that debut, BeBop Sensors has been working non-stop on its enterprise-friendly haptic technology. Featuring a unique open palm design, the gloves are breathable and can be cleaned more easily than other haptic gloves. The more realistic the simulation, the more effective the training. Image Credit: BeBop Sensors.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2020

Teslasuit is a London-based company that makes an enterprise-focused haptic suit like none other I’ve experienced thus far. I got a chance to go hands-on at CES 2020 this week to find out just what sets it apart from other haptic suits, many of which employ a series of vibrating motors in an attempt to simulate the sense of touch.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Similar to various other location-based entertainment providers, such as The VOID and Two Bit Circus, Dreamscape adventures combine VR with various haptic feedback technology to create next-level immersive experiences. The post Dreamscapes Latest 4D VR Experience Is An 8-Person Dragon Flying Simulator appeared first on VRScout.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Virtual reality isn’t just about smacking glowing orbs with haptic-enabled lightsabers. End of the World Simulator in VR was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cooking Simulator VR will receive a "definitive version" tomorrow on PSVR 2. In our review, we called Cooking Simulator VR a “frantic celebration of VR realism and chaos,” one that mixes authentic cooking for 80 different recipes with slapstick humor across the career and sandbox modes. Haptic headset feedback is also supported.

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