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Nudges And Vibrations Enhancing Games

Posted by simoniker on 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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  1. obligatory link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    must... be... posted...

    there!

    1. Re:obligatory link by mhesseltine · · Score: 2, Funny

      I was really (and foolishly) hoping that no one would post this. Oh well.

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  2. I guess that depends... by NickFusion · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is Porn a genre?

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    1. Re:I guess that depends... by Not_Wiggins · · Score: 4, Funny

      This could bring whole new meaning to "game rewards." ;)

      Voice Over: You've just saved the princess, Mario!

      Princess: You're my hero!!!

      Oh, baby!

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  3. That reminds me by Hellraisr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Up for a game of Existenz anyone?

  4. Boring.... by mrpuffypants · · 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.....

  5. Ten bucks says by leviramsey · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that like the videotape, the web, and the DVD, the porn industry will be among the first to put this to commercial use and the first to see significant profits.

    Hell, I suspect that the Bible was the second thing Gutenberg printed, the first after he printed porn!

  6. "Flick of a Finger" by zedsville · · Score: 2, Funny
    "One new peripheral, Essential Reality's wireless P5 glove, allows its wearer to move and act within a gaming world through an optical tracking system. For example, a player wearing the glove in the first-person shooter game Unreal Tournament 2003 can depress a trigger with the flick of a finger. "

    Correct me if I'm wrong here...but any user of a regular mouse--or a real life BFG--can also "depress a trigger with the flick of a finger".

    Seriously though, I saw this glove at E3, and it looked interesting. But once you learn how to use it, does it really provide more finely tuned control than a mouse/keyboard config? Or a PS2 joypad? Or does it just look cool in a sorta geek chic Johnny Mnemonic way?