Sony Files Patent For Temperature Feedback Move Controller

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @02:50AM from the flame-malware-has-new-meaning dept.

Zothecula writes "Video game developers are always looking for new ways to give players a more immersive experience. But with several motion-controlled systems widely available and a viable virtual reality headset in the works, what else could be done to make games seem more realistic? Sony may have an unexpected answer with a recent patent that describes a controller that changes temperature between hot and cold to match in-game actions. With the controller giving 'temperature feedback,' the idea is that players would be able to more closely feel what their character feels, from getting hit with a fireball to traveling through a blizzard."

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Re:Battery life by SuricouRaven · 2012-10-17 03:03 · Score: 4, Informative

I have not RTFA, but the only way I can envision that would be through the use of peltiers. Those will give both hot and cold with ease. The only downside is they suck up quite a lot of current - the battery life would render this impractical for wireless controllers.
Re:No way this is for video games by triffid_98 · 2012-10-17 05:53 · Score: 3, Informative

You joke, but there actually was a 'Trance Vibrator' controller for the Sony PS2, it was released for the game 'Rez' in Japan.