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

[davester666]

If it's legal to taser a 7-month pregnant woman three times, while she is seated in a parked car for not signing a speeding ticket, it should be fine to turn these jackets up to 11...

Re:I doubt it

[Aim Here]

BadAnalogyGuy (945258) writes:

"Having been shot several times, ..."

I know Slashdotters are a pedantic bunch, and prone to nerdrage, but shooting someone for bad analogies is a bit extreme, even for them...

Re:I doubt it

[oodaloop]

So not only have you been shot, but several times? And as I recall from a previous post of yours, you have multiple advanced degrees from MIT, Yale, and others. And let me guess, you have a 147 IQ and a 9 inch penis?