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Haptic Gaming Vest Simulates Punches, Shots, Stabbing

Posted by Soulskill on from the thumpity-thump-thump dept.

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.'"

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  1. In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dong Voyaggie!

  2. Re:I doubt it by davester666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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...

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  3. Re:I doubt it by Aim+Here · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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...

  4. Re:I doubt it by oodaloop · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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?

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    to use the GNAA distributions BSD machines, by BSDI who sell

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