Haptic Gaming Vest Simulates Punches, Shots, Stabbing

An anonymous reader writes "IEEE Spectrum reports that University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a Tactile Gaming Vest that smacks and vibrates as players get shot in a game based on Half-Life 2. Four solenoid actuators in the chest and shoulders in front and two solenoids in the back give you the feeling of a simulated gunshot. In addition, vibrating eccentric-mass motors clustered against the shoulder blades make you feel a slashing effect as you get stabbed from behind. If this kind of vest could be linked to a movie while you watch it, the experience would be that much more exciting. Or as one of the creators put it, 'every time Bruce Willis gets shot, you feel it.'"

Comments

Re:I doubt it

[zlel]

I thought that's the whole point of games and movies, that you don't want to go through the real deal, but want to think that you did?

Re:I doubt it

[selven]

Greek gods are overrated, apparently Zeus's main weapon only does at most 14 damage