Road to VR
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), something the group says will allow them to build full-body haptic and force feedback tech for VR and robotics.
HaptX
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Blacksburg, Virginia and San Luis Obispo, California – A research team including Virginia Tech, University of Florida and HaptX won a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a new platform with an ambitious goal: the world’s first system for full-body haptic and force feedback for users in virtual environments.
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VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Virginia Commonwealth University , or VCU for short, is the latest educational facility to install a Virtual Reality lab on their premises. In addition to the expected implementations of VR and AR setups at the university, the new lab offered access to a device offering advanced 3-D touch and haptic feedback.
Tech Trends VR
DECEMBER 27, 2018
In fact, I’m a bit surprised it took this long, but researchers at Virginia Tech have put their brains to good use and come up with a way for ordinary mortals to replicate the telekinetic powers of a Jedi in Virtual Reality. It was only a matter of time.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
The VOID is a location-based VR attraction where players don headsets & haptics vests, and physically navigate through a stage filled with props and immersive tricks which bring the virtual world to life in a unique way. Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia. The title will come to select VOID locations starting on November 27th.
VRScout
DECEMBER 23, 2019
In 1958, Ben and Virginia Ali’s new restaurant, Ben’s Chili Bowl, joined the list. “This critically acclaimed and haptically enhanced virtual reality experience transforms you into a majestic rainforest tree. ” Tree USA | 2017 | 9 Min | Creator: Milica Zec, Winslow Porter.
XR for Business Podcast
JANUARY 22, 2020
And yeah, the audiences there, they put the headsets on, the band comes in and plays a couple of sets, and they see these amazing visuals and they feel haptics and temperature and scent. We use everything from haptics. So explain how the haptics are working. Whole new way to explore music. Alan: So they’re live.
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