Striker VR's ARENA Infinity is a haptic VR gun which can simulate various weapon fire modes and other haptic effects. After revealing the design of the accessory back in April, the company is now showing off a working prototype. Based...

One of the biggest limitations of current VR technology is the inability to convey a realistic and complete sense of touch. So far, the most you would feel from a modern consumer VR system, like the HTC Vive, is...

Tactical Haptics, creators of the 'Reactive Grip' haptic technology have adapted their latest prototype for use with the Oculus Touch VR controllers. Reactive Grip is a novel haptic feedback technology that's unlike anything you'll find in modern day controllers which...

At E3 2016 I got to see the latest prototype version of Gloveone, a haptic motion input glove designed for virtual reality. The prototype now uses its own tracking system which in early testing seems impressively robust. Gloveone, created by...

AxonVR, a Seattle-based startup fresh out of a 4 year stint in stealth mode, recently revealed a piece of hardware that seems to have been lifted directly from science fiction. Promising a full-body haptic suit and an exoskeleton walking platform, AxonVR is the...

Dexta Robotics is pioneering what they see as the next logical step for immersive experiences, being able to touch the virtual world, and to feel it push back. Their Dexmo VR gloves are designed to provide resistance to the...

Redirected walking is a concept within VR that tricks a user into walking into circles, but gives them visual feedback that they're walking in a straight line. We tend to trust our visual input over our other senses, and...

Striker VR is moving ahead with their haptic gun technology that we've been anticipating for some time now. The company today has revealed their latest prototype design of the 'ARENA Infinity' which is headed first to out-of-home VR arcade...

This is Tactical Haptics' latest tech demo in action, a VR painting application designed to show off the capabilities of their skin stretching Reactive Grip force feedback technology integrated with the HTC Vive's SteamVR motion controllers. We've followed Tactical Haptics'...

Frank He caught up with Tactical Haptics at VRLA's Winter Expo earlier in the year to get a personally much anticipated hands-on demo of their Reactive Grip technology and finds himself at first disappointed and then astounded at its...

Teslasuit, the full body haptic 'skin' which uses an 'electro-tactile' feedback system to give the wearer sensations of touch, force and even warmth, has now hit Kickstarter but, perhaps predictably, it ain't cheap! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/247607504/teslasuit-feel-what-you-play?ref=nav_search We told you yesterday that UK based...

A UK based company company who has integrated EMS (Electro Muscular Stimulation) into a wireless suit, they claim is capable of allowing you to feel sensations ranging from a cool breeze to the impact of a bullet. VR headsets are,...

A new type of haptic sonar glove developed by Ph.D. candidates Aisen Carolina Chacin and Takeshi Ozu of the Empowerment Informatics program at Tsukuba University in Japan, lets the user “feel” underwater object using a mix of SONAR echolocation...

NullSpace VR are a startup formed from Rochester University Robotics Club who are building a haptic suit and gloves they claim will allow you to feel your virtual worlds. So, as virtual reality approaches it's first milestone to technological maturity,...

While the latest generation of haptic feedback in controllers has come a long way since the days of N64's 'Rumble Pak' add-on, it's fundamentally based on the same principle: rumble. Whether it's the ERM motors of days passed, or linear...