Nudges And Vibrations Enhancing Games

Posted by simoniker on Thursday July 3, 2003 @06:53AM from the say-no-more-say-no-more dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a New York Times article (registration required) discussing physical feedback advances as they relate to games. According to the piece, "..the physically immersive technology known as haptics is beginning to deliver on the science-fiction dream of interactive alternative realities. Innovations with roots in automotive and medical engineering are making gamers feel a part of their games as never before." As well as more conventional force feedback and vibration devices, companies such as Canesta are working on an "..electronic device to create a three-dimensional image of its surroundings and respond to changes in real time" - could this create a whole new genre of gaming?

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Boring.... by mrpuffypants · 2003-07-03 08:25 · Score: 2, Insightful

I ain't going to pay this any attention until the sex industry gets into it. Literally they have pioneered almost every semi-advanced technology on the interweb this is just going to be the next thing they do....hopefully....

It could at least make HotOrNot more interesting.....