February 17, 2005
Cool looking game controller! From nuclear science to video games...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--If it works for nuclear science, it's probably good enough for a game of virtual whack-a-mole, too.
That's the pitch behind Novint Technlogies, an Albuquerque, N.M.,-based company that has taken technology originally developed at Sandia National Laboratories for complex information modeling and adapted it for everything from dental education to geological exploration.
The company is now eyeing the video game market with the Falcon, a touch-based game input device being previewed at the Demo conference here.
Force-feedback, the technology that makes a game controller jump when you fire a virtual machine gun, has been around for years. Falcon goes several steps further by providing a three-dimensional tactile experience.
Grab the stylus that protrudes from the Falcon during a golf game, for example, and it pretty much feels like a golf club, requiring extra lift in the middle of the backswing and punishing you with a bad slice if you let the stick drift horizontally. Shoot a basketball and you'll feel the ball being released from your hands as you attempt a three-pointer.
via: Engadget - www.engadget.com
via: Getting touchy-feely with gamers | CNET News.com
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