Fight You Own Muscles To Create Force-Feedback On Smartphones

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday February 3, 2013 @03:03AM from the isometric-gaming dept.

FatLittleMonkey writes "Researchers in Germany have developed a device that allows users of portable devices, such as smartphones, experience force-feedback from games using just their own muscles... and a small EMS device. When stimulated by a painless electric pulse, the player's arm moves the device in whichever direction the game commands. The player then fights the movement with their other muscles, creating a strong sensation that the device itself is bucking in their hands. According to the developers, users found the sensation much more realistic than traditional vibrotactile feedback. (Should make PvP more interesting too.)"

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Slashdot is getting worse by the day by XcepticZP · 2013-02-03 03:42 · Score: 0, Troll

It's like watching something die in slow-motion. What with the ever-desperate titles and articles, and the frequency with which Slashdot spews them out. Heck, most of those articles don't even break the 100-comment mark despite being geeky and/or interesting. People just don't bother anymore. It's really sad.