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Haptic Battle Pong... Future of Game Interface?
An anonymous reader writes "The Sensable Phantom is a premier force-feedback haptic device and sells for a few thousand dollars now, but when that number comes down, the game industry will be jumping all over the idea of six-degree-of-freedom, precision-force-feedback video games. It looks like Haptic Battle Pong may be the first attempt at a true 6-dof, force-feedback game. It's not Quake, but maybe this is the next big thing in video games?" -
Force-Feedback Devices Provide Virtual Texture
Verteiron writes: "Saw this over at ComputerWorld. Looks like Logitech, among others, is starting to take the field of force-feedback out of the gaming world and onto the desktop. Apparently this new kind of mouse has a motor in it that can simulate various textures as you move it across your screen, letting you "feel" icons and windows. This is more than a gimmick: "people complete basic cursor-targeting tasks faster with tactile feedback". Another device featured is the Phantom, a nifty creation of SensAble Technologies. It goes one step further, allowing you to trace a fingertip across the surface of a virtual object, feeling its contours, tracing edges and even allowing you to sculpt and deform what's on the screen." Can we see support in Linux 2.6, please? -
Force-Feedback Devices Provide Virtual Texture
Verteiron writes: "Saw this over at ComputerWorld. Looks like Logitech, among others, is starting to take the field of force-feedback out of the gaming world and onto the desktop. Apparently this new kind of mouse has a motor in it that can simulate various textures as you move it across your screen, letting you "feel" icons and windows. This is more than a gimmick: "people complete basic cursor-targeting tasks faster with tactile feedback". Another device featured is the Phantom, a nifty creation of SensAble Technologies. It goes one step further, allowing you to trace a fingertip across the surface of a virtual object, feeling its contours, tracing edges and even allowing you to sculpt and deform what's on the screen." Can we see support in Linux 2.6, please?