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Fight You Own Muscles To Create Force-Feedback On Smartphones

Posted by samzenpus on 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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  1. Fight you muscles? by Lorens · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why not "Fight You're Own Muscles", at least it's pronounced the same. Or is this Yoda-speak?

    1. Re:Fight you muscles? by History's+Coming+To · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's the oblivous error in the headline/summary. There's always at least one to get the comments going. Just ignore it, it's just the editors trolling.

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    2. Re:Fight you muscles? by cvtan · · Score: 2

      Don't you mean YORE own muscles?

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  2. So...now we're not even proofreading the titles by Overzeetop · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not sure what to say here.

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    1. Re:So...now we're not even proofreading the titles by Ol+Biscuitbarrel · · Score: 4, Funny

      It sounds a bit street, maybe samzenpus is using Gizoogle.

  3. This is the social media feature I was waiting for by zAPPzAPP · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, I can make people punch themselves in the face over the internet.

  4. Stop hitting yourself! by Brandano · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why are you hitting yourself?

  5. Re:This is the social media feature I was waiting by peragrin · · Score: 3, Insightful

    just imagine the porn industry uses for such tech.

    No baby grip it tighter,

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  6. Re:Sooo... by Sulphur · · Score: 2

    How many people are going to drop their phones because of this? Better have an otterbox iphone users!

    I tried to, but I couldn't let go.

  7. Re:This is the social media feature I was waiting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you sure you want electric shocks and your genitals in close vicinity?

    On the other hand, am I sure that I don't?

  8. Tech is so far behind... by aaronb1138 · · Score: 2

    Seriously, why are we just now getting to implement technology ideas from movies and TV from the 80's. The technology (EMS / NMS) has been around in compact form factor for just as long too.

    Then again, I was working on touch screen based point of sale systems in the 90's and couldn't understand why nobody cared to consumerize the technology outside of specialty industrial niches. In all honesty though, part of the motivation was just to make head shots in Quake with my finger.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIhk0US4i-I
    (poor quality, meh)